Molecular and pathological effects of a modifier gene on deficiency of the sodium channel Scn8a (Nav1.6)

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 11, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 2765-2775

  Kearney, Jennifer A ^a   Buchner, David A ^a   De Haan, Georgius ^a   Adamska, Maja ^a   Levin, Stephen I ^a   Furay, Amy R ^a   Albin, Roger L ^a,b   Jones, Julie M ^a   Montal, Mauricio ^c   Stevens, Martin J ^a   Sprunger, Leslie K ^a   Meisler, Miriam H ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b VA ANN ARBOR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c NEUROBIOLOGY SECTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ALLELE; ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN METABOLISM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHANNEL GATING; DYSTONIA; GENE LOCUS; GENE MUTATION; LETHALITY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; MOUSE STRAIN; MUSCLE MASS; NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANVIER NODE; TREMOR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037108736     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/11.22.2765     Document Type: Article

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