Effects of calmodulin on aromatase activity in the preoptic area

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 664-671

  Balthazart, J ^a   Baillien, M ^a   Charlier, T D ^a   Ball, G F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatisation; Calcium; Japanese quail; Phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CALCIUM ION; CALMODULIN; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; EGTAZIC ACID; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEIN KINASE (CALCIUM,CALMODULIN); PROTEIN KINASE C;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME REGULATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TISSUE HOMOGENATE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; CALCIUM; CALMODULIN; COTURNIX; DOWN-REGULATION; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHORYLATION; PREOPTIC AREA; PROTEIN KINASES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 25144490231     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2005.01355.x     Document Type: Article

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