Expression Pattern of lacZ Reporter Gene Representing Connexin36 in Transgenic Mice

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 473, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 511-525

  Degen, Joachim ^a   Meier, Carola ^b   Van Der Giessen, Ruben S ^c   Söhl, Goran ^a   Petrasch Parwez, Elisabeth ^b   Urschel, Stephanie ^a   Dermietzel, Rolf ^b   Schilling, Karl ^a   De Zeeuw, Chris I ^c   Willecke, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland; Cerebellum; Cortex; Inferior olive; Pancreas; Retina

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CONNEXIN 36; PARVALBUMIN;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CEREBELLUM NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXON; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; GENOTYPE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MITRAL CELL; MOUSE; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; PANCREAS ISLET BETA CELL; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA NERVE CELL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; VISUAL ACUITY;

ANIMALS; CONNEXINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; LAC OPERON; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC;

EID: 2342574316     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.20085     Document Type: Article

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