Polyamine oxidase activity in lymphoid tissues of glucocorticoid-treated rats

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1907-1914

  Ferioli, Maria Elena ^a   Pinotti, Orietta ^a   Pirona, Lorenza ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoids, effect on polyamine catabolism; Polyamine oxidase; Rat; Spermidine spermine N1 acetyltransferase, enzymes of the catabolic pathway of polyamines; Spleen; Thymus

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE 21 ACETATE; DEXAMETHASONE ACETATE; DNA FRAGMENT; POLYAMINE OXIDASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYAMINE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPLEEN; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CORTICOSTERONE; LYMPHOID TISSUE; MALE; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-NH GROUP DONORS; POLYAMINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0032742319     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(99)00280-4     Document Type: Article

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