A phenotype for the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor null mutant

Brain Research

Volumn 1023, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-47

  Morley, Barbara J ^a   Rodriguez Sierra, Jorge F ^b  

^a BOYS TOWN NATIONAL RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

7 Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor; Endocrine; Mouse; Phenotype

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MUTANT PROTEIN; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SURVIVAL; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MUTATION; OVARY; OVULATION; PHENOTYPE; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC;

EID: 4444294043     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.07.006     Document Type: Article

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