Developmental expression of tryptophan hydroxylase gene in Ciona intestinalis

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 217, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 307-313

  Pennati, Roberta ^a   Candiani, Simona ^b   Biggiogero, Maira ^a   Zega, Giuliana ^a   Groppelli, Silvia ^a   Oliveri, Diana ^b   Parodi, Manuela ^b   Di Bernardi, Fiorenza ^a   Pestarino, Mario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ascidian; Ciona intestinalis; Nervous system; Serotonin; Tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH)

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC GANGLION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CIONA INTESTINALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; LARVA; LARVAL STAGE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MUSCLE CELL; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; STEM CELL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CIONA INTESTINALIS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ASCIDIA; CIONA INTESTINALIS;

EID: 34047095003     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00427-007-0138-3     Document Type: Article

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