The role of NR4A transcription factors in memory formation

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 21-29

  Hawk, Josh D ^a   Abel, Ted ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Consolidation; Hippocampus; Memory; Nuclear receptor; Transcription

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NR4A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN; CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MEMORY; NUCLEAR RECEPTOR SUBFAMILY 4, GROUP A, MEMBER 2; PHYLOGENY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 79954628987     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2011.02.001     Document Type: Review

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