Expression of 11β-hydroxylase and aldosterone synthase genes in the rat brain

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 321-328

  MacKenzie, S M ^a   Clark, C J ^a   Fraser, R ^a   Gomez Sanchez C E ^b   Connell, J M C ^a   Davies, E ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE SYNTHASE; STEROID 11BETA MONOOXYGENASE; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN; BRAIN REGION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; WISTAR KYOTO RAT;

ALDOSTERONE SYNTHASE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAIN; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; RATS; RATS, INBRED WKY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STEROID 11-BETA-HYDROXYLASE;

EID: 0033625255     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/jme.0.0240321     Document Type: Conference Paper

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