Visualization of gene expression in whole mouse retina by in situ hybridization

Nature Protocols

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1086-1096

  Powner, Michael B ^a   Vevis, Kristis ^a   McKenzie, Jenny A G ^a   Gandhi, Pranita ^a   Jadeja, Shalini ^a   Fruttiger, Marcus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BRIGHT FIELD MICROSCOPY; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA BLOOD VESSEL; TISSUE FIXATION;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; RETINA; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 84861038877     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2012.050     Document Type: Article

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