Proenkephalin-A mRNA is widely expressed in tissues of the human gastrointestinal tract

European Surgical Research

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 464-468

  Monstein, Hans Jürg ^a,b   Grahn, Niclas ^a   Ohlsson, Bodil ^c  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cell growth, control of; Gastrointestinal tract; Opioid growth factor; Proenkephalin A mRNA

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROENKEPHALIN; PROENKEPHALIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL LEVEL; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PANCREAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENKEPHALINS; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 33750201473     PISSN: 0014312X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000095414     Document Type: Article

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