Role of Egr-1 in cholinergic stimulation of phenylethanolamine N- methyltransferase promoter

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1344-1351

  Morita, Kyoji ^a   Wong, Dona L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholinergic activation; Gene transcription; Neural control; Phenylethanolamine N methyltransferase

Indexed keywords

CARBACHOL; MESSENGER RNA; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINE; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC STIMULATION; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; REPORTER GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029790104     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.67041344.x     Document Type: Article

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