Multiple receptor tyrosine kinases are expressed in adult rat retinal ganglion cells as revealed by single-cell degenerate primer polymerase chain reaction

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-80

  Lindqvist, Niclas ^a   Lönngren, Ulrika ^a   Agudo, Marta ^b,c   Näpänkangas, Ulla ^a   Vidal Sanz, Manuel ^b   Hallbook, Finn ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LA ARRIXACA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Receptor tyrosine kinase; Retinal ganglion cell; Single cell analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; LIGAND; PRIMER DNA; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; RAT; RETINA; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; LIGANDS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77749327686     PISSN: 03009734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009731003597119     Document Type: Article

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