A quantitative trait locus on chromosome 18 is a critical determinant of excitotoxic cell death susceptibility

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1998-2008

  Lorenzana, Ariana ^a   Chancer, Zackary ^a   Schauwecker, P Elyse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

C57BL 6J; FVB NJ; Interval specific congenic strain; Mouse; Quantitative trait locus; Recombinant progeny testing

Indexed keywords

KAINIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; C57BL 6 MOUSE; CELL DEATH; CELL PROTECTION; CHROMOSOME 18; CHROMOSOME MAP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENIC STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DONOR; EXCITOTOXICITY; FEMALE; GENE LOCATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC RESISTANCE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC TRAIT; INBRED STRAIN; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS; SEIZURE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TEMPORAL LOBE EPILEPSY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL DEATH; CHROMOSOMES, MAMMALIAN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPILEPSY, TEMPORAL LOBE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; KAINIC ACID; MALE; MICE; MICE, CONGENIC; NEURONS; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI; SEIZURES;

EID: 34147219224     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05443.x     Document Type: Article

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