Transgenic and gene targeting studies of hair cell function in mouse inner ear

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 286-305

  Zuo, Jian ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine receptor; Adaptation; Bacterial artificial chromosome; Cre loxP; CreER; Development; Electromotility; Frequency tuning; Hair cells; Knock out; Mechanotransduction; Promoter; Transgenesis

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; CRE RECOMBINASE; MOLECULAR MARKER; MYOSIN 7A; PRESTIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN CHRNA9; PROTEIN CREER; PROTEIN LOXP; PROTEIN MATH1; PROTEIN MYO1C; PROTEIN MYO7A; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR POU4F3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTATION; BACTERIAL ARTIFICIAL CHROMOSOME; CELL LINEAGE; FREQUENCY ANALYZER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HAIR CELL; INNER EAR; KNOCKOUT GENE; MECHANORECEPTOR; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; SYNAPTOGENESIS; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENICS;

ANIMALS; EAR, INNER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; HAIR CELLS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; TRANSGENES;

EID: 0037027325     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.10128     Document Type: Review

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