Localization of mRNAs Encoding Acetylcholinesterase and Butyrylcholinesterase in the Rat Spinal Cord by Nonradioactive in Situ Hybridization

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1633-1644

  Mis, Katarina ^a   Mars, Tomaz ^a   Jevsek, Marko ^a   Brank, Martina ^a   Zajc Kreft, Katarina ^a   Grubic, Zoran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase mRNA; Butyrylcholinesterase mRNA; CNS; In situ hybridization; Motor neurons; RT PCR; Spinal cord; Ventral horn

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ALPHA NERVE FIBER; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GLIA; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; RELIABILITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA PROBE; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0344430319     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215540305101207     Document Type: Article

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