Distribution of heterotrimeric G-protein β and γ subunits in the rat brain

Neuroscience

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 475-486

  Betty, M ^a   Harnish, S W ^a   Rhodes, K J ^a   Cockett, M I ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

subunit; subunit; Brain localization; Guanine nucleotide binding protein; In situ hybridization

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MESENCEPHALON; NEOCORTEX; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; THALAMUS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CORPUS STRIATUM; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEOCORTEX; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; THALAMUS;

EID: 0032495804     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(97)00623-4     Document Type: Article

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