An mnr2b/hlxb9lb enhancer trap line that labels spinal and abducens motor neurons in zebrafish

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 241, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 327-332

  Asakawa, Kazuhide ^a   Higashijima, Shin Ichi ^b   Kawakami, Koichi ^a  

^a GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

^b OKAZAKI INSTITUTE FOR INTEGRATIVE BIOSCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Enhancer trapping; Gal4; Hindbrain; Lateral rectus; mnx; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HLXB9LB PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; MNR2B PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDUCENS NERVE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDODERM; GENE INSERTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MESODERM; MOTONEURON; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; NOTOCHORD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SCREENING; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; TRANSGENE; TRANSPOSON; ZEBRA FISH;

ABDUCENS NERVE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CELL LINE; CELL TRACKING; ENHANCER ELEMENTS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MOTOR NEURONS; SPINAL CORD; ZEBRAFISH;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO;

EID: 84856225012     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.22781     Document Type: Article

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