The Lgr5 transgene is expressed specifically in glycinergic amacrine cells in the mouse retina

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 119, Issue , 2014, Pages 106-110

  Sukhdeo, Kumar ^a,b   Koch, Catherine E ^a   Miller, Tyler E ^a   Zhou, Hannah ^a   Rivera, Maricruz ^a,b   Yan, Kenneth ^a   Cepko, Constance L ^c   Lathia, Justin D ^a,b   Rich, Jeremy N ^a,b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Amacrine cells; Lgr5; Markers; Retina; Wnt

Indexed keywords

FRIZZLED PROTEIN;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GANGLION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LGR5 GENE; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; MITOSIS; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEURAL STEM CELL; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; WNT SIGNALING PATHWAY;

AMACRINE CELLS; LGR5; MARKERS; RETINA; WNT;

AMACRINE CELLS; ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLYCINE AGENTS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; RETINA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84893024989     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: 10960007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2013.11.003     Document Type: Article

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