2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin modulates expression of the prostaglandin G/H synthase-2 gene in rat thymocytes

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 279, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1566-1573

  Olnes, Matthew J ^a   Verma, Mukesh ^b   Kurl, Rabinder N ^a,c  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; DEXAMETHASONE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THYMOCYTE; THYMOMA; THYMUS; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENES, REPORTER; MALE; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; RATS; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0030426834     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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