Ribeye a-mCherry fusion protein: A novel tool for labeling synaptic ribbons of the hair cell

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 197, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 274-278

  West, Megan C ^a   McDermott, Brian M ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Hair cell; Hearing; Transgenic; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; PROTEIN MCHERRY; PROTEIN RIBEYE A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; HAIR CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SYNAPSE; SYNAPSE RIBBON; TRANSGENE; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; HAIR CELLS, AUDITORY; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; STAINING AND LABELING; SYNAPSES; ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

EID: 79955000745     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2010.11.011     Document Type: Article

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