Dexamethasone increases growth hormone (GH)-releasing hormone (GRH) receptor mRNA levels in cultured rat anterior pituitary cells

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 475-480

  Tamaki, M ^a   Sato, M ^a   Matsubara, S ^a   Wada, Y ^a   Takahara, J ^a  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Competitive PCR; Dexamethasone; GRH receptor; Growth hormone releasing hormone; Rat

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; CELL RECEPTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; MIFEPRISTONE; PROLACTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOMATIC CELL;

EID: 0029738103     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1996.04779.x     Document Type: Article

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