Identification and characterisation of 2-[125I]iodomelatonin binding and mella melatonin receptor expression in the human fetal leptomeninges

Brain Research

Volumn 761, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 87-92

  Drew, Janice E ^a   Williams, Lynda M ^a   Hannah, Lisa T ^a   Barrett, Perry ^a   Abramovich, David R ^b   Morgan, Peter J ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERDEEN MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arachnoid; Human fetus; Leptomeninges; Melatonin; Melatonin receptor; Pia mater

Indexed keywords

2 IODOMELATONIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; GUANOSINE 5' O (3 THIOTRIPHOSPHATE); MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BRAIN GROWTH; BRAIN MATURATION; FETUS; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEPTOMENINX; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HUMANS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MELATONIN; MENINGES; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0030745903     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)00335-1     Document Type: Article

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