Single neurons as experimental systems in molecular biology

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 129-142

  Hinkle, David ^a   Glanzer, Jason ^a   Sarabi, Arezou ^a   Pajunen, Tiina ^a   Zielinski, Jennifer ^a   Belt, Brian ^a   Miyashiro, Kevin ^a   McIntosh, Tracy ^a   Eberwine, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplified antisense RNA; aRNA; cDNA; Central nervous system; CNS; Long term depression; Long term potentiation; LTD; LTP; Messenger RNA; mRNA; PCR; Polymererase chain reaction; Real time polymerase chain reaction; Ribonucleic acid; RNA; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HELICASE; MESSENGER RNA; PEROXIDASE; PROTEIN KINASE C; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIGEN DETECTION; CELL POPULATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DENDRITE; DNA MICROARRAY; DNA SYNTHESIS; DNA TEMPLATE; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; NISSL STAINING; PATCH CLAMP; PATHOLOGY; PHAGE DISPLAY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEOMICS; RADIOMETRY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA BINDING; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE HOMOGENATE; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HUMANS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEURONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 1942455914     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2004.01.001     Document Type: Review

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