Tracking mouse visual pathways with WGA transgene

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2910-2914

  Hanno, Yoko ^a,e   Nakahira, Masakiyo ^b,f   Jishage, Kou Ichi ^c   Noda, Tetsuo ^d   Yoshihara, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^c Chugai Research Institute for Medical Science Inc   (Japan)

^d CANCER INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^e KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^f HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bipolar cell; L7 promoter; Retinal degeneration; Transgenic mouse; Wheat germ agglutinin

Indexed keywords

WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PRETECTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA DEGENERATION; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEIN, VITAMIN D-DEPENDENT; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; MICE, NEUROLOGIC MUTANTS; MICE, TRANSGENIC; QA-SNARE PROTEINS; RETINA; RETINAL DEGENERATION; RNA, MESSENGER; STAINING AND LABELING; TIME FACTORS; TRANSGENES; VISUAL PATHWAYS; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININS;

EID: 0346120421     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2003.03023.x     Document Type: Article

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