Differential regulation of metallothionein-I and metallothionein-II mRNA expression in the rat brain following traumatic brain injury

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 326-331

  Kim, Eun Hae ^a   Kim, Tae Sik ^d   Sun, Woong ^d   Kim, Dal Soo ^b   Chung, Hyun Soo ^c   Kim, Dong Ki ^d   Park, Sun Hwa ^d   Kim, Hyun ^d  

^a Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^d Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Glial cells; Metallothioneins; Neurons; Rat brain; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALLOTHIONEIN I; METALLOTHIONEIN II; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CELL TYPE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GLIA CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PIA MATER; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PYRIFORM CORTEX; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURIES; CYTOKINES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; METALLOTHIONEIN; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 14544300521     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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