Differential regulation of phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase expression in two distinct subpopulations of bovine chromaffin cells

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1217-1224

  Cahill, Anne L ^a   Eertmoed, Alison Leston ^a   Mangoura, Dimitra ^a   Perlman, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromaffin cells; Gene expression; Glucocorticoids; Phenylethanolamine N methyltransferase

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANGIOTENSIN; CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; FORSKOLIN; HISTAMINE; MESSENGER RNA; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N METHYLTRANSFERASE; PHORBOL DIBUTYRATE;

ADRENERGIC NERVE CELL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; CATTLE; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CHROMAFFIN CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 0029796475     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1996.67031217.x     Document Type: Article

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