Choroid plexus: The major site of mRNA expression for the β-trace protein (prostaglandin D synthase) in human brain

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 117-120

  Blödorn, Bettina ^a   Mäder, Michael ^a   Urade, Yoshihiro ^b   Hayaishi, Osamu ^b   Felgenhauer, Klaus ^a   Brück, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b OSAKA BIOSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Choroid plexus; Epididymis; In situ hybridization; Meninges; Oligodendrocytes; Prostaglandin D synthase; Testis; Trace protein

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROSTAGLANDIN D SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; CHOROID PLEXUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MENINX; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS;

EID: 0039333960     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3940(96)12614-8     Document Type: Article

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