Effect of n-proopiomelanocortin (1-77) and (1-49) infusions on adrenal expression of cyclin d1 in the fetal sheep

Endocrine Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 625-629

  Coulter, C L ^a   Pestell, R G ^b   Ross, J T ^a   Salkeld, M D ^a   James, S ^c   Bennett, H P J ^c   McMillen, I C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; CYCLIN D1; DNA; HOLOENZYME; HYDROCORTISONE; MESSENGER RNA; PRB PROTEIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROTEIN DERIVATIVE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL CYCLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC CODE; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SHEEP;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; CYCLIN D1; EMBRYO; FETUS; ORGAN SIZE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 18S; SHEEP; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 12244309512     PISSN: 07435800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ERC-120016976     Document Type: Conference Paper

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