Subdivisions of the turtle Pseudemys scripta hypothalamus based on the expression of regulatory genes and neuronal markers

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 520, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 453-478

  Moreno, Nerea ^a   Domínguez, Laura ^a   Morona, Ruth ^a   González, Agustín ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Evolution; Mammillar; Reptile; Suprachiasmatic; Supraoptoparaventricular; Tuberal

Indexed keywords

BRAIN PROTEIN; CATECHOLAMINE; NEURAL MARKER; NUCLEIC ACID BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ISL1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2.1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2.2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR OTP; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR TBR1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL ANATOMY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAMMILLARY BODY; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PARAVENTRICULAR THALAMIC NUCLEUS; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDEMYS SCRIPTA; REGULATOR GENE; SUBTHALAMUS; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; TELENCEPHALON; TUBER CINEREUM; TURTLE; VISUAL CORTEX;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, REGULATOR; HYPOTHALAMUS; NEURONS; TURTLES;

EID: 83455236608     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.22762     Document Type: Article

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