Transcription of the Human Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene in the Central Nervous System is Mediated by Multiple Promoters

Advances in Pharmacology

Volumn 34, Issue C, 1995, Pages 91-112

  Young, Anthony P ^a,b   Murad, Ferid ^c   Vaessin, Harald ^a,b   Xie, Jinling ^a,b   Rife, Terrie K ^a,b  

^a Department of Psychiatry   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Molecular Geriatrics Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW;

BASE SEQUENCE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0029442909     PISSN: 10543589     EISSN: 15578925     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-3589(08)61082-0     Document Type: Article

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