Induction of metallothionein-I (MT-I) mRNA in primary astrocyte cultures is mediated by hypotonicity and not ethanol (EtOH) per se

Brain Research

Volumn 770, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 289-293

  Aschner, Michael ^a   Conklin, Dawn R ^a   Aschner, Judy L ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Ethanol; Hypotonic; In vitro; Metallothionein; mRNA; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; HYPERTONIC SOLUTION; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL SWELLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; HYPEROSMOLARITY; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS; WATER TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CELLS, CULTURED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ETHANOL; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTONIC SOLUTIONS; METALLOTHIONEIN; PLASMIDS; RATS; RNA, MESSENGER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 0030726984     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00772-5     Document Type: Article

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