Glucocorticoids differentially control synthesis of acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase in rat liver and brain

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 119-120, Issue , 1999, Pages 341-347

  Weber, Urška ^a   Brank, Martina ^a   Grubič, Zoran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Brain; Butyrylcholinesterase; Dexamethasone; Glucocorticoids; Liver

Indexed keywords

1,5 BIS(4 ALLYLDIMETHYLAMMONIUMPHENYL)PENTAN 3 ONE DIBROMIDE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE; GLUCOCORTICOID; PHYSOSTIGMINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER; LIVER HOMOGENATE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; LIVER; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

MAMMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0033064344     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2797(99)00045-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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