Quantitative analyses of mRNA and protein levels of neurotrophin-3 in the rat retina during postnatal development and aging

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 460-464

  Seki, Masaaki ^a,b   Fukuchi, Takeo ^a   Tanaka, Takayuki ^a,b   Nawa, Hiroyuki ^b   Takei, Nobuyuki ^b   Abe, Haruki ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aging; Central nervous system; Enzyme linked immunosorbant assay; Neutrophin; Retina; Retinal ganglion cells

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NEUROTROPHIN 3; PROTEIN;

AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; BRAIN REGION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE GENETICS; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RETINA; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE LEVEL; VISUAL STIMULATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROTROPHIN 3; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RETINA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 6344254294     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10384-004-0093-8     Document Type: Article

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