Localisation of dehydroepiandrosterone sulphotransferase in adult rat brain

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 291-296

  Aldred, Sarah ^a   Waring, Rosemary H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enzyme; Immunohistochemistry; Neurosteroid; Sulphation

Indexed keywords

NEUROSTEROID; PRASTERONE; SULFOTRANSFERASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAIN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER; MALE; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SULFOTRANSFERASES;

EID: 0032949135     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(98)00172-5     Document Type: Article

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