Expression of leukotriene C4 synthase mRNA by the choroid plexus in mouse brain suggests novel neurohormone functions of cysteinyl leukotrienes

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 307, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 987-990

  Söderström, Mats ^a   Engblom, David ^a   Blomqvist, Anders ^a   Hammarström, Sven ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brain ventricles; In situ hybridization; Lipoxygenase; RNAse protection assay; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

LEUKOTRIENE C4 SYNTHASE; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROHORMONE; PEPTIDOLEUKOTRIENE; AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; LEUKOTRIENE C4; LEUKOTRIENE-C4 SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN TISSUE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CHOROID PLEXUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONAL REGULATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIBONUCLEASE PROTECTION ASSAY; STAINING; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BRAIN; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHOROID PLEXUS; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LEUKOTRIENE C4; MALE; MICE; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0038105338     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-291X(03)01306-8     Document Type: Article

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