Multiple regulatory elements with spatially and temporally distinct activities control neurogenin1 expression in primary neurons of the zebrafish embryo

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 211-218

  Blader, Patrick ^a,b   Plessy, Charles ^a   Strähle, Uwe ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE GÉNÉTIQUE ET DE BIOLOGIE MOLÉCULAIRE ET CELLULAIRE   (France)

^b Centre de Biologie du Developpement Toulouse   (France)

Author keywords

Enhancer; Neurogenesis; Neurogenin1; Primary neurons; Transgenesis; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; NEUROGENIN 1 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INTERNEURON; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROECTODERM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SENSORY NERVE CELL; STEM CELL; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 0037307776     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(02)00413-6     Document Type: Article

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