Effects of sex hormones, forskolin, and nicotine on choline acetyltransferase activity in human isolated placenta

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 489-492

  Wessler, Ignaz ^a   Schwarze, Sören ^a   Brockerhoff, Peter ^a   Bittinger, Fernando ^a   Kirkpatrick, Charles James ^a   Kilbinger, Heinz ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Choline acetyltransferase; Forskolin; Human placenta; Nicotine; Sex hormones; Tissue culture

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; FORSKOLIN; NICOTINE; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AMNION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCUBATION TIME; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; NERVE CELL; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

AMNION; CHOLINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; CHORIONIC VILLI; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FORSKOLIN; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0037375477     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022861020835     Document Type: Article

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