Glucocorticoids induce glutamine synthetase in folliculostellate cells of rat pituitary glands in vivo and in vitro

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 194, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 567-577

  Shirasawa, Nobuyuki ^a   Yamanouchi, Hiroshi ^a  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenalectomy; Methionine sulphoximine; S100 protein

Indexed keywords

BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; DEXAMETHASONE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMATE CYSTEINE LIGASE; HYDROCORTISONE; METHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; PROTEIN S 100;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADRENALECTOMY; AGE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELL MATURATION; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LIVER; MALE; MONOLAYER CULTURE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RETINA; STELLATE CELL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADRENALECTOMY; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BUTHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; CELLS, CULTURED; DEXAMETHASONE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMATE-CYSTEINE LIGASE; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METHIONINE SULFOXIMINE; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; S100 PROTEINS;

EID: 0032791179     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878299004951     Document Type: Article

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