Immunohistochemistry and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction for detecting adrenomedullin in the central nervous system

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 111, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 793-796

  Wei, Yingjie ^a,d   Cao, Yiwen ^b   Zhu, Yanqing ^a   Chang, Jawkang ^c   Tang, Jian ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b Harbin Armed Police Hospita   (China)

^c PHOENIX PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

^d FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENOMEDULLIN; CARDIOTONIC AGENT; MESSENGER RNA; PEPTIDE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ADRENOMEDULLIN; ANIMALS; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; PEPTIDES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 0032149044     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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