Widespread expression of GABA(A) receptor subunits in peripheral tissues

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 145-153

  Akinci, Mualla K ^a   Schofield, Peter R ^a  

^a GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endocrine tissues; GABA(A) receptor subunits; Gene expression

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SMALL INTESTINE; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UTERUS;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; GONADS; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; OVARY; PLACENTA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTIS; UTERUS;

EID: 0032705474     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-0102(99)00078-4     Document Type: Article

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