Development of mice with brain-specific deletion of floxed Glud1 (glutamate dehydrogenase 1) using Cre recombinase driven by the Nestin promoter

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 456-459

  Karaca, Melis ^a   Maechler, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Brain; Glud1; Glutamate dehydrogenase; Nestin Cre

Indexed keywords

CRE RECOMBINASE; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE; GLUTAMATE DEHYDROGENASE 1; GLUTAMIC ACID; NESTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BODY GROWTH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GENE DELETION; HOMEOSTASIS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LOXP SITE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; WEIGHT GAIN;

MUS; NES;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; HUMANS; INTEGRASES; MICE; NESTIN; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 84896706746     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: 15736903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-013-1041-0     Document Type: Article

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