A reporter allele for investigating connexin 26 gene expression in the mouse brain

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 3183-3192

  Filippov, Mikhail A ^a   Hormuzdi, Sheriar G ^a   Fuchs, Elke C ^a   Monyer, Hannah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gap junction; Gene expression; Reporter allele

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CONNEXIN 26; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN;

ALLELE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE GENE; BRAIN; CELL TYPE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONNEXIN 26 GENE; CONNEXIN 26 LACZ GENE; CONNEXIN 26 LACZ LACZ GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEATH; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GAP JUNCTION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENOTYPE; GLIA CELL; HETEROZYGOSITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MENINX; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REPORTER GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; BRAIN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONNEXINS; FETUS; GAP JUNCTIONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, LETHAL; GENES, REPORTER; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; MENINGES; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; RNA, MESSENGER; VISCERA;

EID: 0347419236     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2003.03042.x     Document Type: Article

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