Genetic control of dopaminergic neuron differentiation

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 62-65

  Simeone, Antonio ^a   Burbach, J Peter H ^b   Smidt, Marten P ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

CELL SURVIVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; HUMAN; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

EID: 13144305102     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2004.11.007     Document Type: Short Survey

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