Transferrin regulates transcription of the MBP gene and its action synergizes with IGF-1 to enhance myelinogenesis in the md rat

Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 24, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 227-241

  Espinosa Jeffrey, A ^a   Kumar, S ^a   Zhao, P M ^a   Awosika, O ^a   Agbo, C ^a   Huang, A ^a   Chang, R ^a   De Vellis, Jean ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

CNS remyelination; IGF 1; Oligodendrocytes; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

MYELIN BASIC PROTEIN; PROTEOLIPID PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; TRANSFERRIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN PERFUSION; CELL CULTURE; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MUTANT; MYELINATION; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; REMYELINIZATION;

ANIMALS; APOPROTEINS; BRAIN; CELLS, CULTURED; DRUG SYNERGISM; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; MYELIN BASIC PROTEINS; MYELIN PROTEOLIPID PROTEIN; MYELIN SHEATH; OLIGODENDROGLIA; RATS; RATS, MUTANT STRAINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 0036968089     PISSN: 03785866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000065698     Document Type: Article

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