Detection of mRNA encoding proopiomelanocortin (POMC) in the epidermoid cell line A431

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 69-71

  Teofoli, P ^a,b   Guardello, V ^b   Lotti, T ^c   Panconesi, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Dept of Physiology ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

A431 cell line; proopiomelanocortin (POMC) gene expression

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; PHORBOL ESTER; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

CELL LINE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPIDERMOID TUMOR; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030947121     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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