Rhodopsin promoter-EGFP fusion transgene expression in photoreceptor neurons of retina and pineal complex in mice

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 379, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 138-143

  Ichsan, Andi Muhammad ^a   Kato, Ichiro ^a   Yoshida, Toshiko ^a   Takasawa, Kumi ^a   Hayasaka, Seiji ^a   Hiraga, Koichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

EGFP; Photoreceptor; Promoter; Retina; Rhodopsin; Transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; RHODOPSIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PHOTORECEPTOR; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA NERVE CELL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 17044423328     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2004.12.072     Document Type: Article

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