Tissue-specific glucocorticoid regulation of tryptophan hydroxylase mRNA levels

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 346-354

  Clark, Michael S ^a   Russo, Andrew F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive RT PCR; Glucocorticoid; Melatonin; Parafollicular cell; Serotonin; Thyroid C cell; Tryptophan hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; MELATONIN; MESSENGER RNA; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE REPRESSION; MALE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPHE NUCLEUS; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THYROID PARAFOLLICULAR CELL;

ANIMALS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CELL LINE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; MALE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PINEAL GLAND; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; SEROTONIN; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030766606     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(97)00106-X     Document Type: Article

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