Multiple regulatory elements mediating neuronal-specific expression of zebrafish sodium channel gene, Scn8aa

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 237, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2554-2565

  Wu, Si Huei ^a   Chen, Yau Hung ^b   Huang, Fong Lee ^a   Chang, Chuan Hsiung ^a   Chang, Yi Feng ^a   Tsay, Huey Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

GFP; Scn8aa; Transgenic, neuronal specific; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FISH GENETICS; GENE; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REGULATORY SEQUENCE; REPORTER GENE; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; SCN8AA GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEURONS; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; RNA, MESSENGER; SODIUM CHANNELS; ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 51549088571     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.21680     Document Type: Article

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