eGFP expression under UCHL1 promoter genetically labels corticospinal motor neurons and a subpopulation of degeneration-resistant spinal motor neurons in an ALS mouse model

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 7890-7904

  Yasvoina, Marina V ^a   Genç, Bariş ^a   Jara, Javier H ^a   Sheets, Patrick L ^a,d   Quinlan, Katharina A ^a   Milosevic, Ana ^b   Shepherd, Gordon M G ^a   Heckman, C J ^a,c   Özdinler, P Hande ^a,c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR MARKER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOPHAGOSOME; AUTOPHAGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DENDRITE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MOTONEURON; MOTOR CORTEX; MOUSE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX;

EID: 84877146858     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2787-12.2013     Document Type: Article

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