Melatonin regulates glucocorticoid receptor: An answer to its antiapoptotic action in thymus

FASEB Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1547-1556

  Sainz, Rosa María ^a   Mayo, Juan Carlos ^a   Reiter, Russel J ^c   Antolín, Isaac ^a   Esteban, Manuel M ^b   Rodríguez, Carmen ^a,b  

^a C Julian C   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant enzymes; Apoptosis; DNA fragmentation; Glucocorticoids

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; THYMUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032845245     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.13.12.1547     Document Type: Article

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