Differential expression of (dihydro)ceramide synthases in mouse brain: Oligodendrocyte-specific expression of CerS2/Lass2

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 233-241

  Becker, Ivonne ^a   Wang Eckhardt, Lihua ^a   Yaghootfam, Afshin ^a   Gieselmann, Volkmar ^a   Eckhardt, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ceramide; Longevity assurance homologue; Myelin; Sphingolipids

Indexed keywords

CERAMIDE; PALMITOYL COENZYME A; SPHINGOLIPID; SYNTHETASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GRAY MATTER; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; METHYLATION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHWANN CELL; SCIATIC NERVE; WHITE MATTER;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BRAIN; CERAMIDES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLIGODENDROGLIA; OXIDOREDUCTASES; RATS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SCHWANN CELLS; SCIATIC NERVE; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 38849105481     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-007-0344-0     Document Type: Article

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