Doublecortin expression levels in adult brain reflect neurogenesis

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-14

  Couillard Despres, Sebastien ^a   Winner, Beate ^a   Schaubeck, Susanne ^a   Aigner, Robert ^a   Vroemen, Maurice ^a   Weidner, Norbert ^a   Bogdahn, Ulrich ^a   Winkler, Jürgen ^a   Kuhn, Hans Georg ^a   Aigner, Ludwig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Neural stem cells; Neurogenesis indicator; Neuronal differentiation; Neuronal progenitor

Indexed keywords

CELL MARKER; DOUBLECORTIN;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLIA; MAMMAL; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SEIZURE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SIZE; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; GANGLIA, SPINAL; GAP-43 PROTEIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INDOLES; LAMINECTOMY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PHOSPHOPYRUVATE HYDRATASE; RUNNING; SCOPOLAMINE; SEIZURES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STEM CELLS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 19944430637     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2004.03813.x     Document Type: Article

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