Otx2 expression is restricted to dopaminergic neurons of the ventral tegmental area in the adult brain

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 939-945

  Di Salvio, Michela ^a   Di Giovannantonio, Luca G ^a   Omodei, Daniela ^a   Acampora, Dario ^a,c   Simeone, Antonio ^a,b,c  

^a CEINGE BIOTECNOLOGIE AVANZATE   (Italy)

^b European School of Molecular Medicine SEMM   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND BIOPHYSICS ADRIANO BUZZATI TRAVERSO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ahd2; Calbindin; Mesencephalic diencephalic; Otx2; Parkinson's disease

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR OTX2; DOPAMINE; OTX2 PROTEIN, MOUSE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR OTX;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DIENCEPHALON; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; GESTATION PERIOD; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MITOSIS; MOUSE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; BRAIN; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MUTATION; NERVE CELL; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TIME;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DOPAMINE; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MUTATION; NEURONS; OTX TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 77956022861     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.092974ms     Document Type: Article

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