Ovine arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase in the pineal and pituitary glands: Differences in function and regulation

Endocrinology

Volumn 140, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 972-978

  Fleming, John V ^a   Barrett, Perry ^a   Coon, Steven L ^b   Klein, David C ^b   Morgan, Peter J ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARALKYLAMINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CYCLIC AMP; FORSKOLIN; GENE PRODUCT; MELATONIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SHEEP; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0032961877     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.140.2.6496     Document Type: Article

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