Expression of GABA(A) receptor isoform genes in the cerebral cortex of cirrhotic and alcoholic cases assessed by S1 nuclease protection assays

Neurochemistry International

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 375-385

  Thomas, Gregory J ^b   Harper, Clive G ^b   Dodd, Peter R ^a  

^a Royal Brisbane and Womens Hospital Research Foundation   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEASE S1; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; RIBOSOME RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING;

ADULT; AGED; ASPERGILLUS NUCLEASE S1; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0032054209     PISSN: 01970186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-0186(97)00102-2     Document Type: Article

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