The RNA binding protein RBPMS is a selective marker of ganglion cells in the mammalian retina

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 522, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1411-1443

  Rodriguez, Allen R ^a   de Sevilla Müller, Luis Pérez ^a   Brecha, Nicholas C ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amacrine cell; Ganglion cell; Melanopsin; RNA binding protein; SMI 32; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CYAN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GLYCINE; GLYCINE ANTIBODY; MELANOPSIN; MELANOPSIN ANTIBODY; NEUN ANTIBODY; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; RNA BINDING PROTEIN; RNA BINDING PROTEIN WITH MULTIPLE SPLICING; SMI 32 ANTIBODY; SYNTAXIN 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR POU4F1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RABBIT; RAT; RETINA; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMACRINE CELL; GANGLION CELL; MELANOPSIN; RNA-BINDING PROTEIN; SMI-32; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MAMMALS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ROD OPSINS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR BRN-3A;

EID: 84896057636     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.23521     Document Type: Article

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