Po gene expression is modulated by androgens in the sciatic nerve of adult male rats

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 36-44

  Magnaghi, V ^a   Cavarretta, I ^a   Zucchi, I ^b   Susani, L ^b   Rupprecht, R ^c,d   Hermann, B ^c   Martini, L ^a   Melcangi, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^d LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Dihydrotestosterone; Peripheral myelin protein Po; Progesterone receptor; Schwann cell; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTANOLONE; MESSENGER RNA; MYELIN PROTEIN; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CELL CULTURE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHWANN CELL; SCIATIC NERVE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TESTOSTERONE METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; MYELIN P0 PROTEIN; ORCHIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SCHWANN CELLS; SCIATIC NERVE; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 5-ALPHA-REDUCTASE;

EID: 0033001857     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(99)00124-2     Document Type: Article

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