Gene expression of catecholamine synthesizing enzymes and β adrenoceptor subtypes during rat embryogenesis

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 231, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 108-112

  Fujinaga, Masahiko ^a,b,d   Scott, James C ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenoceptor; Catecholamine synthesizing enzyme; Catecholamines; Embryogenesis; Rat

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC LEVO AMINO ACID DECARBOXYLASE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; ENZYME; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N METHYLTRANSFERASE; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; RNA; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE SYNTHESIS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; CATECHOLAMINES; DNA PRIMERS; EMBRYO; ENZYMES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0030883363     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)00511-9     Document Type: Article

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