Progesterone derivatives are able to influence peripheral myelin protein 22 and P0 gene expression: Possible mechanisms of action

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 349-357

  Melcangi, Roberto Cosimo ^a   Magnaghi, V ^a   Cavarretta, I ^a   Zucchi, I ^b   Bovolin, P ^c   D'Urso, D ^d   Martini, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d CNS Research   (Germany)

Author keywords

GABA(A) receptor; Peripheral myelin protein 22; Peripheral myelin protein zero; Progesterone derivatives; Progesterone receptor

Indexed keywords

20ALPHA DIHYDROPROGESTERONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; MYELIN PROTEIN; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE; TETRAHYDROPROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; MALE; MYELINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCHWANN CELL; SCIATIC NERVE;

20-ALPHA-DIHYDROPROGESTERONE; AGING; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CELLS, CULTURED; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; MYELIN P0 PROTEIN; MYELIN PROTEINS; PREGNANOLONE; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SCHWANN CELLS; SCIATIC NERVE;

EID: 0033562482     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4547(19990515)56:4<349::AID-JNR3>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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