Smooth-muscle-specific expression of neurotrophin-3 in mouse embryonic and neonatal gastrointestinal tract

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 340, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 267-286

  Fox, Edward A ^a   McAdams, Jennifer ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Development; Gastrointestinal mucosa; Mouse; Vagus nerve; Visceral afferents

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; NEUROTROPHIN 3;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CECUM; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONAL TISSUE; ESOPHAGUS MUCOSA; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCUS; LAMINA PROPRIA; LARGE INTESTINE; MECHANORECEPTOR; MESENCHYME; MOUSE; MYENTERIC GANGLION CELL; MYENTERIC PLEXUS; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; SMALL INTESTINE; SMOOTH MUSCLE; STOMACH; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; VAGUS NERVE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MICE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEUROTROPHIN 3; ORGAN SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77953229240     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-010-0959-7     Document Type: Article

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