Distribution of Adrenocorticoid Receptors in the Rat CNS Measured by Competitive PCR and Cytosolic Binding

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-12

  Marlier, Lionel N J L ^a   Patacchioli, Francesca R ^b   Porzio, Ottavia ^a   Chiusaroli, Riccardo ^b   Borboni, Patrizia ^a   Lauro, Renato ^a   Angelucci, Luciano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticoids; Binding; Brain; Glucocorticoid receptor; Mineralocorticoid receptor; Quantitative PCR; Rat; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; KINETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RADIOASSAY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; KINETICS; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; RECEPTORS, MINERALOCORTICOID;

EID: 0031196460     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02789390     Document Type: Article

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