Chondrolectin affects cell survival and neuronal outgrowth in in vitro and in vivo models of spinal muscular atrophy

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 855-869

  Sleigh, James N ^a   Barreiro Iglesias, Antón ^b   Oliver, Peter L ^a   Biba, Angeliki ^a   Becker, Thomas ^b   Davies, Kay E ^a   Becker, Catherina G ^b   Talbot, Kevin ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDROLECTIN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MOTONEURON; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL SURVIVAL; HUMANS; LECTINS, C-TYPE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCULAR ATROPHY, SPINAL; NEURITES; SPINAL CORD; SURVIVAL OF MOTOR NEURON 1 PROTEIN; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 84892981582     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: 14602083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddt477     Document Type: Article

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