Elevated tyrosine hydroxylase nRNA levels in medulla oblongata of spontaneously hypertensive rats

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 197-199

  Kumai, Toshio ^a   Tanaka, Masami ^a   Watanabe, Minoru ^a   Nakura, Hironori ^a   Tateishi, Tomonori ^a   Kobayashi, Shinichi ^a  

^a ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Medulla oblongata; Spontaneously hypertensive rats; Tyrosine hydroxylase mRNA

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NORADRENALIN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT;

ANIMALS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; RATS, INBRED WKY; RNA, MESSENGER; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030027046     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-328X(95)00296-5     Document Type: Article

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