The microcephaly gene aspm is involved in brain development in zebrafish

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 409, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 640-644

  Kim, Hyun Taek ^a   Lee, Mi Sun ^a   Choi, Jung Hwa ^a   Jung, Ju Yeon ^c   Ahn, Dae Gwon ^a   Yeo, Sang Yeob ^b   Choi, Dong Kug ^c   Kim, Cheol Hee ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Hanbat National University   (South Korea)

^c Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ASPM; CNS; Microcephaly; Mitotic arrest; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ASPM PROTEIN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL CYCLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEPHALOMETRY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE FUNCTION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICROCEPHALY; MITOSIS; MITOSIS INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZEBRA FISH;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MICROCEPHALY; MITOSIS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORGAN SIZE; ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 79959246237     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2011.05.056     Document Type: Article

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