Axotomy-induced early down-regulation of POU-IV class transcription factors Brn-3a and Brn-3b in retinal ganglion cells

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 17-25

  Weishaupt, Jochen H ^a   Klöcker, Nikolaj ^b   Bähr, Mathias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Axotomy; Brn 3; Neuronal apoptosis; Optic nerve transection; RGCs; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR POU4F1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR POU4F2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL REGENERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME REGULATION; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NERVE GRAFT; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; AXOTOMY; CELL NUCLEUS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; NERVE REGENERATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BRN-3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BRN-3B; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 22344446432     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/JMN:26:03:17     Document Type: Article

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