The peripheral benzodiazepine receptors: A review

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 45-56

  Beurdeley Thomas, Arnaud ^a   Miccoli, Laurent ^b   Oudard, Stephane ^a   Dutrillaux, Bernard ^a   Poupon, Marie F ^a  

^a INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE   (France)

Author keywords

Associated proteins; Cancer; Cell differentiation; PBR; PRAX 1; Steroid biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4' CHLORODIAZEPAM; 4,4' DIISOTHIOCYANATOSTILBENE 2,2' DISULFONIC ACID; ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE TRANSLOCASE; AMIDE; BENZODIAZEPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; CLONAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM; DIAZEPAM BINDING INHIBITOR; FLUNITRAZEPAM; HEMOGLOBIN; N SEC BUTYL 1 (2 CHLOROPHENYL) N METHYL 3 ISOQUINOLINECARBOXAMIDE; N SEC BUTYL 1 (2 FLUORO 5 NITROPHENYL) N METHYL 3 ISOQUINOLINECARBOXAMIDE; PORIN; PORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; VOLTAGE GATED CHANNEL FORMING PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITE; CANCER GROWTH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL GROWTH; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIGAND BINDING; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; NONHUMAN; PORPHYRIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; STEROID METABOLISM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; HUMANS; LIGANDS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034128874     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006456715525     Document Type: Review

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