Lmx1b, Pet-1, and Nkx2.2 Coordinately Specify Serotonergic Neurotransmitter Phenotype

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 23, Issue 31, 2003, Pages 9961-9967

  Cheng, Leping ^a   Chen, Chih Li ^a   Luo, Ping ^a   Tan, Min ^b   Qiu, Mengsheng ^b   Johnson, Randy ^c   Ma, Qiufu ^a,d  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^d DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Lmx1b; Neurotransmitter specification; Nkx2.2; Pet 1; Serotonergic

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; SEROTONIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN STEM; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEOBOX; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LMX1B GENE; MOUSE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NKX2.2 GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PET 1 GENE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

EID: 0242694971     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-31-09961.2003     Document Type: Article

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