Analysis of transcriptional codes for zebrafish dopaminergic neurons reveals essential functions of Arx and Isl1 in prethalamic dopaminergic neuron development

Developmental Biology

Volumn 369, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 133-149

  Filippi, Alida ^a   Jainok, Chamaiphorn ^a   Driever, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diencephalon; Dopaminergic neuron; Neuronal specification; Telencephalon; Transcription factors; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ARX; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ISL1; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; EMBRYO; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; GENE SILENCING; MAMMAL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRETHALAMIC REGION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; THALAMUS; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84864363999     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2012.06.010     Document Type: Article

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