Tetrahydrobiopterin biosynthesis in C6 glioma cells: Induction of GTP cyclohydrolase T gene expression by lipopolysaccharide and cytokine treatment

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 105-110

  D'Sa, Carrol ^a   Hirayama, Kei ^a   West, Anthony ^a   Hahn, Maureen ^a   Min, Zhu ^a   Kapatos, Gregory ^a  

^a Cellular and Clinical Neurobiology Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Cytokine; GTP cyclohydrolase I; Lipopolysaccharide; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Tetrahydrobiopterin

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE CYCLOHYDROLASE I; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLIA CELL; GLIOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030571015     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-328X(96)00073-3     Document Type: Article

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