Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor expression in the brain of adult zebrafish (danio rerio)

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 251-261

  Lucini, C ^a   Maruccio, L ^a   Patruno, M ^b   Tafuri, S ^a   Staiano, N ^a   Mascarello, F ^b   Castaldo, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

GDNF; Neurotrophic factors; Teleost fish

Indexed keywords

GLIAL CELL LINE DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CYTOLOGY; DIENCEPHALON; FEMALE; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NERVE REGENERATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RHOMBENCEPHALON; TELENCEPHALON; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DIENCEPHALON; FEMALE; GLIAL CELL LINE-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; MODELS, ANIMAL; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURONS; RHOMBENCEPHALON; TELENCEPHALON; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO; MAMMALIA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 84863988106     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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