Differential effects of increasing gestational age and placental restriction on tyrosine hydroxylase, phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase, and proenkephalin A mRNA levels in the fetal sheep adrenal

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 394-401

  Adams, Michael B ^a   Phillips, Ian D ^a   Simonetta, Giuseppe ^b   McMillen, I Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adrenal medulla; Adrenaline; Enkephalin; Fetus; Noradrenaline

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; OXYGEN; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROENKEPHALIN; RIBOSOME RNA; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHEEP;

EID: 0031813590     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1998.71010394.x     Document Type: Article

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