Developmental regulation of preproenkephalin (PENK) gene expression in the adrenal gland of the ovine fetus and newborn lamb: Effects of hypoxemia and exogenous cortisol infusion

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 143-149

  Fraser, M ^a   Matthews, S G ^a   Braems, G ^a   Jeffray, T ^a   Challis, J R G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENKEPHALIN; HYDROCORTISONE; PROENKEPHALIN;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMAFFIN CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOXEMIA; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAMB; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SHEEP; STRESS;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; ENKEPHALINS; FEMALE; FETAL HYPOXIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HYDROCORTISONE; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RNA, MESSENGER; SHEEP;

EID: 0030882555     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1550143     Document Type: Article

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