Phosphorylation of CREB in ovine pars tuberalis is regulated both by cyclic AMP-dependent and cyclic AMP-independent mechanisms

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 635-645

  McNulty, S ^a   Ross, A W ^b   Shiu, K Y ^a   Morgan, P J ^b   Hastings, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CREB; Cyclic AMP; Melatonin; Pars tuberalis; Phosphorylation; Protein kinase

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; FORSKOLIN; MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS PARS TUBERALIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INDUCTION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SHEEP;

EID: 0029782980     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.1996.tb00699.x     Document Type: Article

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