Overexpression of 5-HT2B receptor results in retinal dysplasia and defective ocular morphogenesis in Xenopus embryos

Brain Research

Volumn 1244, Issue , 2008, Pages 32-39

  Reisoli, Elisa ^a   De Lucchini, Stefania ^b   Anelli, Tonino ^c   Biagioni, Stefano ^c   Nardi, Irma ^a   Ori, Michela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

5 HT (serotonin); 5 HT2B; Eye morphogenesis; Periocular mesenchyme; Retina; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN 2B RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EYE DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; MORPHOGENESIS; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR GENE; RETINA CELL; RETINA MALFORMATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL PROLIFERATION; EYE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MORPHOGENESIS; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2B; RETINA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEROTONIN; TRANSFECTION; UP-REGULATION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 56249134534     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.09.067     Document Type: Article

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