Time-dependent changes in the expression of the MEF2 transcription factor family during topographic map reorganization in mammalian visual cortex

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 769-780

  Leysen, Inge ^a   Van Der Gucht, Estel ^a   Eysel, Ulf T ^b   Huybrechts, Roger ^a   Vandesande, Frans ^a   Arckens, Lutgarde ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cat; Differential mRNA display; Immunocytochemistry; Plasticity; Semi quantitative PCR; Sensory deprivation

Indexed keywords

MYOCYTE ENHANCER FACTOR 2;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MAMMAL; NEOCORTEX; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETINA INJURY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL TIME; TIME; VISUAL CORTEX; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAIN MAPPING; CATS; CELL COUNT; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MYOGENIC REGULATORY FACTORS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; OPTIC NERVE INJURIES; RETINA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SENSORY DEPRIVATION; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 3843126641     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2004.03535.x     Document Type: Article

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