Wolfram syndrome 1 (Wfs1) mRNA expression in the normal mouse brain during postnatal development

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 213-230

  Kawano, June ^a,b   Fujinaga, Ryutaro ^b   Yamamoto Hanada, Kiwako ^b   Oka, Yoshitomo ^c,d   Tanizawa, Yukio ^c   Shinoda, Koh ^b  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Department of Bio Signal Analysis   (Japan)

^d TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

CA1 field; Diabetes insipidus; Entorhinal cortex; Facial nucleus; In situ hybridization histochemistry; Parasubiculum; Sensorineural hearing loss; Wolframin

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN REGION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WFS1 GENE; WOLFRAM SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 67349138641     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2009.03.005     Document Type: Article

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