Quantitative single-cell RT-PCR and Ca2+ imaging in brain slices

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 451, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 716-726

  Durand, Guylaine M ^a   Marandi, Nima ^a   Herberger, Simone D ^a   Blum, Robert ^a   Konnerth, Arthur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Calcium imaging; Cerebellum; Gene expression; Glutamate receptor; Quantitative single cell PCR

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2C; RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL MATURATION; CELL TYPE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PURIFICATION; GRANULE CELL; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PURKINJE CELL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CALCIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA;

EID: 32444442907     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: 14322013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00424-005-1514-3     Document Type: Article

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