Methylation of NMDA receptor NR2B gene as a function of age in the mouse brain

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 380, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 223-228

  Ravindran, C R Marutha ^a   Ticku, Maharaj K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

CpG; Demethylation; HpaII; NR2B gene; PCR; Southern hybridization

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CYTOSINE; GENOMIC DNA; ISOENZYME; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; CPG ISLAND; DEMETHYLATION; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE FUNCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; UPREGULATION;

EID: 18144368117     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2005.01.042     Document Type: Article

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