Sarin (nerve agent GB)-induced differential expression of mRNA coding for the acetylcholinesterase gene in the rat central nervous system

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 65, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2041-2047

  Damodaran, Tirupapuliyur V ^a   Jones, Katherine H ^a   Patel, Anand G ^a   Abou Donia, Mohamed B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Acute exposure; Central nervous system; mRNA expression; Sarin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROTRANSMITTER; SARIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSFER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN STEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBELLUM; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA PROBE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME INDUCTION; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OBSERVATION; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 0038412664     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-2952(03)00160-6     Document Type: Article

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