Neurturin-mediated ret activation is required for retinal function

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 4123-4135

  Brantley Jr , Milam A ^a   Jain, Sanjay ^a   Barr, Emily E ^a   Johnson Jr , Eugene M ^a   Milbrandt, Jeffrey ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ERG; Horizontal; Neurturin; Outer plexiform layer; RET; Retina

Indexed keywords

GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR ALPHA 1; GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR ALPHA 2; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; NEURTURIN; PROTEIN RET; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; NRTN PROTEIN, MOUSE; RET PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL TYPE; DENDRITE; LOCUS CERULEUS; MOUSE; MUELLER CELL; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RETINA; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MOUSE MUTANT; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEURTURIN; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-RET; RETINA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 42949142698     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0249-08.2008     Document Type: Article

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