Target-derived neurotrophic factors regulate the death of developing forebrain neurons after a change in their trophic requirements

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 3904-3910

  Lotto, R Beau ^a   Asavaritikrai, Pundit ^a   Vali, Leila ^a   Price, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Cerebral cortex; Programmed cell death; Small eye mice; Thalamus; Trk receptors

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FOREBRAIN; MOUSE STRAIN; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TARGET CELL; THALAMOCORTICAL TRACT; THALAMUS;

EID: 0035371146     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.21-11-03904.2001     Document Type: Article

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