Expression of the developmental transcription factor Fezf2 identifies a distinct subpopulation of layer 5 intratelencephalic-projection neurons in mature mouse motor cortex

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 4303-4308

  Tantirigama, Malinda L S ^a   Oswald, Manfred J ^a   Duynstee, Celine ^a   Hughes, Stephanie M ^a   Empson, Ruth M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Fezf2; Intrinsic properties; Layer 5; Motor cortex; Synaptic transmission

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FEZF2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPIFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPIKE WAVE; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEZF2; INTRINSIC PROPERTIES; LAYER 5; MOTOR CORTEX; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; DENDRITES; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MICE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS;

EID: 84896284142     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3111-13.2014     Document Type: Article

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