Corticosteroid effects on gene expression of myelin basic protein in oligodendrocytes and of glial fibrillary acidic protein in type 1 astrocytes

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 729-733

  Melcangi, R C ^a   Magnaghi, V ^a   Cavarretta, I ^a   Riva, M A ^a,b   Martini, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Corticoids; Glial fibrillary acidic protein; Mineralocorticoids; Myelin basic protein; Oligodendrocytes; Rat

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CORTICOSTERONE; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; MARKER; MINERALOCORTICOID; MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN; TETRAHYDRODEOXYCORTICOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL CULTURE; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIA; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

EID: 0030767637     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1997.00621.x     Document Type: Article

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