Specificity and efficiency of reporter expression in adult neural progenitors vary substantially among nestin-CreERT2 lines

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 522, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1191-1208

  Sun, Min Yu ^a   Yetman, Michael J ^a   Lee, Tang Cheng ^a   Chen, Yuqing ^a   Jankowsky, Joanna L ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult hippocampal neurogenesis; Cerebellum; Ectopic expression; Lineage tracing; ROSA26 Cre reporter; Subgranular zone

Indexed keywords

ADULT HIPPOCAMPAL NEUROGENESIS; CEREBELLUM; ECTOPIC EXPRESSION; LINEAGE TRACING; ROSA26 CRE REPORTER; SUBGRANULAR ZONE;

ADULT STEM CELLS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL LINEAGE; CHLORIDE CHANNELS; COLLAGEN TYPE IV; GALACTOSIDES; INTEGRASES; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NESTIN; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN;

EID: 84893806011     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.23497     Document Type: Article

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