Selective G protein βγ-subunit compositions mediate phospholipase C activation in the vomeronasal organ

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 539-547

  Rünnenburger, Karin ^a   Breer, Heinz ^b   Boekhoff, Ingrid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

G protein; Phospholipase C; Signal transduction; Vomeronasal organ; complexes

Indexed keywords

DIACYLGLYCEROL; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; INOSITOL 1,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE; PHEROMONE; PHOSPHOLIPASE C; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; SCAVENGER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SECOND MESSENGER; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036775194     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/0171-9335-00277     Document Type: Article

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