CNS expression pattern of Lmx1b and coexpression with Ptx genes suggest functional cooperativity in the development of forebrain motor control systems

Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 410-420

  Asbreuk, Ceriel H J ^a   Vogelaar, Christina F ^a   Hellemons, Anita ^a   Smidt, Marten P ^a   Burbach, J Peter H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PENTRAXIN 3; PROTEIN; PROTEIN LDB1; PROTEIN LMX1B; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PITX2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; EMBRYO; FOREBRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION; MESENCEPHALON; MOTOR CONTROL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POSTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036935250     PISSN: 10447431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcne.2002.1182     Document Type: Article

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