Differential expression of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and urotensin I precursor genes, and evidence of CRF gene expression regulated by cortisol in goldfish brain

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 461-477

  Bernier, Nicholas J ^a   Lin, Xinwei ^a   Peter, Richard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain; CDNA; Corticotropin releasing factor precursor; Cortisol; Gene expression; Goldfish; MRNA distribution; Negative feedback regulation; Urotensin I precursor

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; UROTENSIN I;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GOLDFISH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033450920     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.1999.7386     Document Type: Article

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