Knockdown of zebrafish lgi1a results in abnormal development, brain defects and a seizure-like behavioral phenotype

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 19, Issue 22, 2010, Pages 4409-4420

  Teng, Yong ^a   Xie, Xiayang ^a   Walker, Steven ^a   Rempala, Grzegorz ^a   Kozlowski, David J ^a   Mumm, Jeff S ^a   Cowell, John K ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; EYE MALFORMATION; GENE; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HYPERACTIVITY; LGI1A GENE; MORPHOLOGY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SWIMMING; TAIL; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EYE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; PHENOTYPE; SEIZURES; ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 77958491657     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddq364     Document Type: Article

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