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Dynamics of tyrosine hydroxylase promoter activity during midbrain dopaminergic neuron development

  1. Natsuki Matsushita1,
  2. Hideki Okada1,
  3. Yasunobu Yasoshima1,
  4. Kazuaki Takahashi1,
  5. Kazutoshi Kiuchi2,3,
  6. Kazuto Kobayashi1

Article first published online: 3 JUL 2002

DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2002.00972.x

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Journal of Neurochemistry

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volume 82, Issue 2, pages 295–304, July 2002

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Matsushita, N., Okada, H., Yasoshima, Y., Takahashi, K., Kiuchi, K. and Kobayashi, K. (2002), Dynamics of tyrosine hydroxylase promoter activity during midbrain dopaminergic neuron development. Journal of Neurochemistry, 82: 295–304. doi: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2002.00972.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan

  2. 2

    Laboratory of Genes of Motor Systems, Frontier Research Program, Institute of Physical and Chemical Research Center (RIKEN), Nagoya, Japan

  3. 3

    Department of Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan

*Address correspondence and reprint requests to Kazuto Kobayashi, Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima 960–1295, Japan. E-mail: kazuto@fmu.ac.jp

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  1. Issue published online: 3 JUL 2002
  2. Article first published online: 3 JUL 2002
  3. Received November 5, 2001; revised manuscript received March 22, 2002; accepted April 6, 2002.

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