The role of neurotrophins during early development

Gene Expression

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 241-250

  Bernd, Paulette ^a,b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Department of Clinical Pathology and Cell Biology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Nerve growth factor; Neural plate; Neural tube; Neurotrophin; Neurulation; p75; Rhombomere; Trk

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR; ISOPROTEIN; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN; NEUROTROPHIN 3; NEUROTROPHIN 3 RECEPTOR; NEUROTROPHIN 4; NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE A;

APOPTOSIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXPLANT; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; KNOCKOUT GENE; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEURAL TUBE; NEUROECTODERM; NEUROMERE; NEURULATION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVIEW; STEM CELL;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CHICK EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROTROPHIN 3; RECEPTORS, NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

EID: 58149498394     PISSN: 10522166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3727/105221608786883799     Document Type: Review

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