Nrsf silencing induces molecular and subcellular changes linked to neuronal plasticity

NeuroReport

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 441-446

  Lepagnol Bestel, Aude Marie ^a   Maussion, Gilles ^a   Ramoz, Nicolas ^a   Moalic, Jean Marie ^a   Gorwood, Philip ^a   Simonneau, Michel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Elmo; L1cam; Neurite outgrowth; Quantitative polymerase chain reaction; REST NRSF; Small interference RNA

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NRSF; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; DOWN REGULATION; ELEMO2 GENE; GENE; GENE SILENCING; L1CAM GENE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEUROBLASTOMA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULIP1 GENE; ULIP2 GENE;

EID: 34247571490     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e328011dc81     Document Type: Article

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