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Radiation hybrid mapping of the zebrafish genome.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Aug, 1999 | Pubmed ID: 10449765
The LN54 radiation hybrid map of zebrafish expressed sequences.
Genome research Dec, 2001 | Pubmed ID: 11731504
Regulatory roles of conserved intergenic domains in vertebrate Dlx bigene clusters.
Genome research Apr, 2003 | Pubmed ID: 12670995
Analysis of four DLX homeobox genes in autistic probands.
BMC genetics , 2005 | Pubmed ID: 16266434
Comparative genomics provides evidence for close evolutionary relationships between the urotensin II and somatostatin gene families.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Feb, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16467151
The endocannabinoid system controls key epileptogenic circuits in the hippocampus.
Neuron Aug, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16908411
The proneural determinant MASH1 regulates forebrain Dlx1/2 expression through the I12b intergenic enhancer.
Development (Cambridge, England) May, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17409112
Distinct cis-regulatory elements from the Dlx1/Dlx2 locus mark different progenitor cell populations in the ganglionic eminences and different subtypes of adult cortical interneurons.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience May, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17494687
Molecular dynamics of retinoic acid-induced craniofacial malformations: implications for the origin of gnathostome jaws.
PloS one Jun, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17551590
Radiation hybrid maps of Medaka chromosomes LG 12, 17, and 22.
DNA research : an international journal for rapid publication of reports on genes and genomes Jun, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17591665
A subpopulation of olfactory bulb GABAergic interneurons is derived from Emx1- and Dlx5/6-expressing progenitors.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience Jun, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17596436
Microarray analysis in the zebrafish (Danio rerio) liver and telencephalon after exposure to low concentration of 17alpha-ethinylestradiol.
Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Aug, 2007 | Pubmed ID: 17606305
Zebrafish dlx2a contributes to hindbrain neural crest survival, is necessary for differentiation of sensory ganglia and functions with dlx1a in maturation of the arch cartilage elements.
Developmental biology Feb, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18158147
Characterization of a distinct subpopulation of striatal projection neurons expressing the Dlx genes in the basal ganglia through the activity of the I56ii enhancer.
Developmental biology Oct, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18706405
Functional disturbances in the striatum by region-specific ablation of NMDA receptors.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Sep, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18728179
Functional resolution of duplicated hoxb5 genes in teleosts.
Development (Cambridge, England) Nov, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18832391
An endothelin-1 switch specifies maxillomandibular identity.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Dec, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 19017795
Generation of Cre-transgenic mice using Dlx1/Dlx2 enhancers and their characterization in GABAergic interneurons.
Molecular and cellular neurosciences Feb, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19026749
Arcuate nucleus expression of NKX2.1 and DLX and lineages expressing these transcription factors in neuropeptide Y(+), proopiomelanocortin(+), and tyrosine hydroxylase(+) neurons in neonatal and adult mice.
The Journal of comparative neurology Nov, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19711380
Impaired dopaminergic neuron development and locomotor function in zebrafish with loss of pink1 function.
The European journal of neuroscience Feb, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20141529
Functional conservation of a forebrain enhancer from the elephant shark (Callorhinchus milii ) in zebrafish and mice.
BMC evolutionary biology May, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20504318
The relationship between dlx and gad1 expression indicates highly conserved genetic pathways in the zebrafish forebrain.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists Aug, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20658694
An SNP in an ultraconserved regulatory element affects Dlx5/Dlx6 regulation in the forebrain.
Development (Cambridge, England) Sep, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20702565
Two lamprey Hedgehog genes share non-coding regulatory sequences and expression patterns with gnathostome Hedgehogs.
PloS one Oct, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20967201
Dysfunction in GABA signalling mediates autism-like stereotypies and Rett syndrome phenotypes.
Nature Nov, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 21068835
Interactive effects of development and hypoxia on catecholamine synthesis and cardiac function in zebrafish (Danio rerio).
Journal of comparative physiology. B, Biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology May, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21197535
A key role for poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase 3 in ectodermal specification and neural crest development.
PloS one , 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21264220
Modeling neurodegeneration in zebrafish.
Current neurology and neuroscience reports Jun, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21271309
In vivo and in vitro assessment of cardiac beta-adrenergic receptors in larval zebrafish (Danio rerio).
The Journal of experimental biology May, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21490253
Activity of dlx5a/dlx6a regulatory elements during zebrafish GABAergic neuron development.
International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience Nov, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21723936
Transgenic zebrafish expressing green fluorescent protein in dopaminergic neurons of the ventral diencephalon.
Developmental dynamics : an official publication of the American Association of Anatomists Nov, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21932324
Influences of dietary biotin and avidin on growth, survival, deficiency syndrome and hepatic gene expression of juvenile Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus.
Fish physiology and biochemistry Aug, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22274648
Zebrafish Parla- and Parlb-deficiency affects dopaminergic neuron patterning and embryonic survival.
Journal of neurochemistry Jul, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22506991
The Rb/E2F pathway modulates neurogenesis through direct regulation of the Dlx1/Dlx2 bigene cluster.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience Jun, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22699903
Cell lineage tracing techniques for the study of brain development and regeneration.
International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience Nov, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 22944528
Functional prediction and physiological characterization of a novel short trans-membrane protein 1 as a subunit of mitochondrial respiratory complexes.
Physiological genomics Dec, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 23073385
The 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGCR) pathway regulates developmental cerebral-vascular stability via prenylation-dependent signalling pathway.
Developmental biology Jan, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23206891
The ascl1a and dlx genes have a regulatory role in the development of GABAergic interneurons in the zebrafish diencephalon.
Developmental biology Sep, 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23747543
Heterogeneous conservation of Dlx paralog co-expression in jawed vertebrates.
PloS one , 2013 | Pubmed ID: 23840829
Developmental processes regulated by the 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGCR) pathway: highlights from animal studies.
Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.) Jul, 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24732207
The dlx5a/dlx6a genes play essential roles in the early development of zebrafish median fin and pectoral structures.
PloS one , 2014 | Pubmed ID: 24858471
Relative developmental toxicities of pentachloroanisole and pentachlorophenol in a zebrafish model (Danio rerio).
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety Feb, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25463847
Obituary of Theodore L. Sourkes, PhD, FRSC, OC.
Journal of psychiatry & neuroscience : JPN May, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 25903035
Chemogenetic ablation of dopaminergic neurons leads to transient locomotor impairments in zebrafish larvae.
Journal of neurochemistry Oct, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26118896
Transgenic Zebrafish Expressing mCherry in the Mitochondria of Dopaminergic Neurons.
Zebrafish Oct, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 26355474
Delayed effects of methylmercury on the mitochondria of dopaminergic neurons and developmental toxicity in zebrafish larvae (Danio rerio).
Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Jun, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 26994370
Restrictions on the Importation of Zebrafish into Canada Associated with Spring Viremia of Carp Virus.
Zebrafish 07, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27248438
Functional consequences of I56ii Dlx enhancer deletion in the developing mouse forebrain.
Developmental biology Oct, 2016 | Pubmed ID: 27983964
Lineage tracing of dlx1a/2a and dlx5a/6a expressing cells in the developing zebrafish brain.
Developmental biology 07, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28479339
Expression of Thiaminase in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) is Lethal and Has Implications for Use as a Biocontainment Strategy in Aquaculture and Invasive Species.
Marine biotechnology (New York, N.Y.) Dec, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 28980193
Pyridoxine-Dependent Epilepsy in Zebrafish Caused by Aldh7a1 Deficiency.
Genetics Dec, 2017 | Pubmed ID: 29061647
REMOVED: Developmental and behavioural abnormalities in mice with targeted mutations in Dlx enhancer sequences.
International journal of developmental neuroscience : the official journal of the International Society for Developmental Neuroscience Dec, 2015 | Pubmed ID: 29887089