Transcriptional regulation of the human α5 nicotinic receptor subunit gene in neuronal and non-neuronal tissues

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 393, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 85-95

  Flora, Adriano ^a   Schulz, Regine ^a   Benfante, Roberta ^a   Battaglioli, Elena ^a   Terzano, Susanna ^a   Clementi, Francesco ^a   Fornasari, Diego ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gene; Neuron, human; Nicotinic receptor; Promoter; Transcriptional regulation

Indexed keywords

NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

CELL LINE; CELL TYPE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE TRANSFER; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPORTER GENE; RNA ANALYSIS; TESTIS; THYMUS; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

HELA CELLS; HUMANS; NEURONS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; RNA, MESSENGER; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANSFECTION; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0034732316     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00040-6     Document Type: Article

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