Characterization of GFP-tagged GnRH-containing terminalis neurons in transgenic zebrafish

Journal of Cellular Physiology

Volumn 226, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 608-615

  Wang, Xiaokai ^a   Huang, Luoxiu ^a   Li, Yue ^a   Li, Xinle ^b   Li, Ping ^a   Ray, John ^a   Li, Lei ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^b NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN 3; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MATURATION; CELL MEMBRANE; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; MALE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY NERVE; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA NERVE CELL; TERMINALIS NERVE; ZEBRA FISH;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; AXONS; CELL MEMBRANE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUTAMIC ACID; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; KAINIC ACID; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONS; OLFACTORY BULB; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ZEBRAFISH;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 78650640931     PISSN: 00219541     EISSN: 10974652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcp.22369     Document Type: Article

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