Simultaneous quantitation of substance P-encoding preprotachykinin alternatively spliced mRNAs and substance P receptor NK-1 mRNA by an RNase protection assay

Brain Research Protocols

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 133-140

  Gautreau, Alexis ^a   Kerdelhué, Bernard ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Hypothalamus; Rat; Receptor; Tachykinin

Indexed keywords

GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; PREPROTACHYKININ; RIBONUCLEASE; SUBSTANCE P RECEPTOR;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; ANIMALS; CYTOPLASM; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; NUCLEIC ACID HYBRIDIZATION; PLASMIDS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; QUALITY CONTROL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, NEUROKININ-1; RIBONUCLEASES; RNA PROBES; RNA, ANTISENSE; RNA, MESSENGER; SUBSTANCE P; TACHYKININS;

EID: 0031817014     PISSN: 1385299X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-299X(97)00036-6     Document Type: Article

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