Glucocorticoid receptor β, a potential endogenous inhibitor of glucocorticoid action in humans

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 2435-2441

  Bamberger, Christoph M ^a   Bamberger, Ana Maria ^a   De Castro, Margaret ^a   Chrousos, George P ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

glucocorticoid receptors; glucocorticoids; polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; polymerase chain reaction; reporter genes

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; DNA; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; LUCIFERASE; MESSENGER RNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CERCOPITHECIDAE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HORMONE BINDING; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TARGET ORGAN;

EID: 0029056558     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI117943     Document Type: Article

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