The homeodomain transcription factor Gbx1 identifies a subpopulation of late-born GABAergic interneurons in the developing dorsal spinal cord

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 234, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 767-771

  John, Anita ^a   Wildner, Hendrik ^a   Britsch, Stefan ^a  

^a MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dorsal horn; GABA; Gbx1; Gbx2; Homeodomain transcription factor; Lbx1; Mouse; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GBX1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; GENOTYPE; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTERNEURON; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; VENTRAL ROOT;

ANIMALS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MICE; SPINAL CORD; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; LAMIINAE; MURINAE;

EID: 27444440545     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.20568     Document Type: Article

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