Down-regulation of S-adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase in the active methyl transfer system in the brain of genetically epileptic El mice

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1173-1180

  Ohmori, Osamu ^a   Hirano, Hideyasu ^a   Ono, Takao ^a   Abe, Kazuhiko ^a   Mita, Takashi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

brain; El mouse; epilepsy; Methylation; regulation; S adenosylhomocysteine hydrolase

Indexed keywords

ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINASE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN GROWTH; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME REGULATION; EPILEPSY; EPILEPTOGENESIS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; METHYLATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADENOSYLHOMOCYSTEINASE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DOWN-REGULATION; EPILEPSY; HYDROLASES; METHYLATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029999540     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02532392     Document Type: Article

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