Endothelin-converting enzymes and endothelin receptor B messenger RNAs are expressed in different neural cell species and these messenger RNAs are coordinately induced in neurons and astrocytes respectively following nerve injury

Neuroscience

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 441-449

  Nakagomi, S ^a   Kiryu Seo, S ^a   Kiyama, H ^a  

^a ASAHIKAWA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Astrocyte; Axotomy; Endothelin receptors; Neptilysin; Rat; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN CONVERTING ENZYME; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN REGION; CHOROID PLEXUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME SUBUNIT; EPENDYMA CELL; GLIA CELL; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NERVE INJURY; NERVE REGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PURKINJE CELL; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ENDOPEPTIDASES; ASTROCYTES; AXOTOMY; BRAIN; CRANIAL NERVE INJURIES; DENERVATION; ENDOTHELINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MALE; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; NERVE REGENERATION; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, ENDOTHELIN B; RECEPTORS, ENDOTHELIN; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0034619582     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(00)00345-6     Document Type: Article

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