Autoradiographic localization of [3H]-pinoline binding sites in mouse tissues

Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 359-366

  Pähkla, Rein ^a   Masso, Raivo ^a   Zilmer, Mihkel ^a   Rägo, Lembit ^a   Airaksinen, Mauno M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

carboline; 3H pinoline; antioxidant; electron microscopic autoradiography; mouse; subcellular distribution

Indexed keywords

6 METHOXYTRYPTOLINE; BETA CARBOLINE DERIVATIVE; MELATONIN; 6-METHOXYTRYPTOLINE; ANTIOXIDANT; CARBOLINE DERIVATIVE; TRITIUM;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; DRUG BINDING; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG LABELING; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ISOTOPE LABELING; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANIMAL; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL NUCLEUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; LIPID PEROXIDATION; METABOLISM; SILVER STAINING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE FIXATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CARBOLINES; CELL NUCLEUS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MELATONIN; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SILVER STAINING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE FIXATION; TRITIUM;

EID: 0029658465     PISSN: 03790355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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