Phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase mRNA in rat spleen and thymus

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 241, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 75-78

  Andreassi II, John L ^a   Eggleston, William B ^a   Stewart, Jennifer K ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Epinephrine; mRNA; Phenylethanolamine N methyltransferase; Rat; Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; Spleen; Thymus

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BETA ACTIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SPLEEN CELL; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; MALE; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; SPLEEN; THYMUS GLAND; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0032579556     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00039-1     Document Type: Article

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