Differential regulation of adrenocorticoid receptors in the hippocampus and spinal cord of adrenalectomized rats

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 526-534

  Marlier, L N J L ^a   Patacchioli, F R ^b   Porzio, O ^a   Bottone, A ^b   Di Grezia, R ^b,c   Borboni, P ^a   Lauro, R ^a   Angelucci, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c IMN Sanatrix   (Italy)

Author keywords

cytosolic binding; glucocorticoid receptor; mineralocorticoid receptor; PCR

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID RECEPTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR;

ADRENALECTOMY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; CYTOSOL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HIPPOCAMPUS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SPINAL CORD;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMALS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; RECEPTORS, MINERALOCORTICOID; RNA, MESSENGER; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0029871730     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4547(19960301)43:5<526::AID-JNR2>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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