Effect of Brn-3a deficiency on parvalbumin-immunoreactive primary sensory neurons in the dorsal root ganglion

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-45

  Ichikawa, H ^a   Mo, Z ^b   Xiang, M ^b   Sugimoto, T ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development and regeneration; Immunohistochemistry; Knockout mouse; Parvalbumin; Proprioceptor; Sensory systems; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

PARVALBUMIN; PROTEIN BRN 3A; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GRAY MATTER; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL GANGLION; SURVIVAL; WILD TYPE;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SIZE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GANGLIA, SPINAL; GROWTH CONES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MECHANORECEPTORS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PARVALBUMINS; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; PROPRIOCEPTION; SPINAL CORD; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BRN-3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BRN-3A; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A;

EID: 4143090263     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.devbrainres.2004.02.004     Document Type: Article

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