The role of Pitx3 in survival of midbrain dopaminergic neurons

Journal of Neural Transmission, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 70, 2006, Pages 57-60

  Smits, S M ^a   Smidt, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; PROTEIN PITX3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL SPECIFICITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE GROWTH; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 33750372829     PISSN: 03036995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-211-45295-0_10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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