Oligodendrocyte development and thyroid hormone

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 497-512

  Rodríguez Peña, Angeles ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hyperthyroidism; Hypothyroidism; Myelin proteins; Oligodendrocyte precursor; Proliferation; Thyroid hormone receptor

Indexed keywords

MYELIN; MYELIN PROTEIN; THYROID HORMONE; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MYELINATION; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DENSITY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STEM CELL; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0344548766     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4695(19990915)40:4<497::aid-neu7>3.0.co;2-#     Document Type: Review

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