Inducible and neuron-specific gene expression in the adult mouse brain with the rtTA2S-M2 system

Genesis (United States)

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 205-212

  Michalon, Aubin ^a   Koshibu, Kyoko ^a   Baumgärtel, Karsten ^a   Spirig, Dominique Haingotiana ^a   Mansuy, Isabelle M ^a  

^a University of Zurich Brain Research Institute   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Brain; Doxycycline; Inducible and reversible gene expression; Neurons; rtTA2

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DOXYCYCLINE; GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN CAMKIIA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; FOREBRAIN; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; LACZ GENE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REPORTER GENE; RTTA2S GENE; TIME; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 30944445061     PISSN: 1526954X     EISSN: 1526968X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gene.20175     Document Type: Article

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