Overexpression of N-WASP in the brain of human epilepsy

Brain Research

Volumn 1233, Issue , 2008, Pages 168-175

  Xiao, Fei ^a   Wang, Xue feng ^a   Li, Jin mei ^a   Xi, Zhi qin ^a   Lu, Yang ^a   Wang, Liang ^a   Zeng, Yan ^a   Guan, Li feng ^a   Yuan, Jie ^a  

^a CHONGQING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Actin; Cdc42; Intractable epilepsy; N WASP; Neurite outgrowth; Neuronal remodeling

Indexed keywords

ACTIN RELATED PROTEIN 2-3 COMPLEX; NEURAL WISKOTT ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TEMPORAL LOBE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACTIN-RELATED PROTEIN 2-3 COMPLEX; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; TEMPORAL LOBE; WISKOTT-ALDRICH SYNDROME PROTEIN, NEURONAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51449120947     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.07.101     Document Type: Article

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