Neuronal-specific roles of the survival motor neuron protein: Evidence from survival motor neuron expression patterns in the developing human central nervous system

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 267-277

  Giavazzi, Alessio ^a   Setola, Veronica ^a   Simonati, Alessandro ^b   Battaglia, Giorgio ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b Section of Clinical Neurology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Axonal sprouting; Axonal transport; CNS development; Neuronal differentiation; Neuronal migration; SMA; Spinal muscular atrophy

Indexed keywords

SURVIVAL MOTOR NEURON PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; FETUS; GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INFANT; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NERVE SPROUTING; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NEWBORN; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SMN GENE; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; PREGNANCY; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 33646810505     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jnen.0000205144.54457.a3     Document Type: Article

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