Astrocyte-neuron interactions in vitro: Role of growth factors and steroids on LHRH dynamics

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 465-469

  Melcangi, R C ^a   Galbiati, M ^a   Messi, E ^a   Magnaghi, V ^a   Cavarretta, I ^a   Riva, M A ^a,b   Zanisi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

GFAP; Gila; GT1 1; Progesterone; Testosterone; TGF

Indexed keywords

20ALPHA DIHYDROPROGESTERONE; ANDROSTANOLONE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GONADORELIN; GROWTH FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; TETRAHYDROPROGESTERONE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL INTERACTION; GONADORELIN RELEASE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL LINE; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MICE; NEURONS; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTOSTERONE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0030665002     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(97)00227-X     Document Type: Article

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