Expression and cell localization of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and TrkB during zebrafish retinal development

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 217, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 214-222

  Germana A ^a   Sanchez Ramos C ^b   Guerrera, M C ^a   Calavia, M G ^c   Navarro, M ^c   Zichichi, R ^a   Garcia Suarez O ^c   Perez Pinera P ^c   Vega, Jose A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Retina; TrkB; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FERTILIZATION; GANGLION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RETINA DEVELOPMENT; WESTERN BLOTTING; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 77955348230     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2010.01268.x     Document Type: Article

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