β-Adrenoceptor-mediated effects in rat cultured thymic epithelial cells

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 120, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1401-1408

  Kurz, Bodo ^a   Feindt, Janka ^a   Von Gaudecker, Brita ^a   Kranz, Andrea ^a   Loppnow, Harald ^b   Mentlein, Rolf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adrenergic nerves; CGP 12177; Cyclic AMP; Glucocorticoids; Neuroimmunology; Proliferation; Thymic epithelial cells; Thymus; adrenoceptors

Indexed keywords

4 (3 TERT BUTYLAMINO 2 HYDROXYPROPOXY) 2 BENZIMIDAZOLONE; 4 [2 [[2 (3 CHLOROPHENYL) 2 HYDROXYETHYL]AMINO]PROPYL]PHENOXYACETIC ACID; ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATOR; ADRENALIN; BETA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; CYCLIC AMP; DEXAMETHASONE; FORSKOLIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLYOXYLIC ACID; HYDROCORTISONE; ISOPRENALINE; MESSENGER RNA; NORADRENALIN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ADRENERGIC ACTIVITY; ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE SYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; THYMOCYTE;

EID: 0030947887     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701045     Document Type: Article

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