Expression of hexokinase 1 and hexokinase 2 in mammary tissue of nonlactating and lactating rats: Evaluation by RT-PCR

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 371-374

  Kaselonis, G L ^a   McCabe, E R B ^a   Gray, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hexokinase; Isozyme specific expression; Lactation; Mammary gland; MRNA expression, hexokinase; Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR)

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HEXOKINASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; LACTATION; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0032741851     PISSN: 10967192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mgme.1999.2923     Document Type: Article

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