Distinct Functions of Egr Gene Family Members in Cognitive Processes

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-55

  Poirier, Roseline ^a,b   Cheval, Hélène ^a,b   Mailhes, Caroline ^c   Garel, Sonia ^c   Charnay, Patrick ^c   Davis, Sabrina ^a,b   Laroche, Serge ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Egr1; Egr2; Krox20; learning; memory; transcription factor; zif268

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949658324     PISSN: 16624548     EISSN: 1662453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/neuro.01.002.2008     Document Type: Review

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