Expressional down-regulation of neuronal-type nitric oxide synthase I by glucocorticoids in N1e-115 neuroblastoma cells

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 258-263

  Schwarz, Petra M ^a   Gierten, Birgit ^a   Boissel, Jean Paul ^a   Förstermann, Ulrich ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DACTINOMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HYDROCORTISONE; MESSENGER RNA; MIFEPRISTONE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOUSE; NEUROBLASTOMA CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0031872171     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/mol.54.2.258     Document Type: Article

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