Differential effects of forskolin on tyrosine hydroxylase gene transcription in identified brainstem catecholaminergic neuronal subtypes in organotypic culture

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 889-898

  Rusnak, Milan ^a,b   Gainer, Harold ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

A1; A2; cAMP; GABA; Locus coeruleus; Tetrodotoxin; Tyrosine hydroxylase hnRNA

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; FORSKOLIN; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEAR RNA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; N [2 (4 BROMOCINNAMYLAMINO)ETHYL] 5 ISOQUINOLINESULFONAMIDE; NORADRENALIN TRANSPORTER; TETRODOTOXIN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; VESICULAR MONOAMINE TRANSPORTER 2;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; CATECHOLAMINE SYNTHESIS; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; EXPLANT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTRON; LOCUS CERULEUS; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC NERVE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BICUCULLINE; BRAIN STEM; CATECHOLAMINES; CELL COUNT; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FORSKOLIN; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; ISOQUINOLINES; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; NEURONS; NOREPINEPHRINE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SULFONAMIDES; SYMPORTERS; TETRODOTOXIN; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE; VESICULAR BIOGENIC AMINE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; VESICULAR MONOAMINE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 16244411322     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.03913.x     Document Type: Article

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