Expression of Tropomyosin-Encoding Gene in the Kidney Depends on Functioning of Vasopressin Gene

Biochemical Genetics

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 61-67

  Khegay, Igor I ^a   Katokhin, Alexey V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Diabetes insipidus; Kidney; Microfilaments; Tropomyosin; Vasopressin gene

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PHOSPHORUS 32; RNA; TROPOMYOSIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; GENE EXPRESSION; ISOTOPE LABELING; KIDNEY; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY MEDULLA; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; RAT; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; KIDNEY; KIDNEY MEDULLA; MALE; RATS; RATS, BRATTLEBORO; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; REFERENCE VALUES; THIRST; TROPOMYOSIN; VASOPRESSINS;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 1442308183     PISSN: 00062928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BIGI.0000012144.85042.2e     Document Type: Article

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