Neural stimulation of Egr-1 messenger RNA expression in rat adrenal gland: Possible relation to phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase gene regulation

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 279, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 379-385

  Morita, Kyoji ^a   Bell, Rose Ann ^a   Siddall, Brenda J ^a   Wong, Dona L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; MUSCARINE; NICOTINE; PENTETRAZOLE; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DENERVATION; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MESSENGER RNA SYNTHESIS; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; EARLY GROWTH RESPONSE PROTEIN 1; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, FOS; IMMEDIATE-EARLY PROTEINS; MALE; PC12 CELLS; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPLANCHNIC NERVES; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

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