Increased extracellular signal regulated kinases phosphorylation in the adrenal gland in response to chronic ACTH treatment

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 647-658

  Ferreira, Jorge G ^a,c   Cruz, Célia D ^b,c   Neves, Delminda ^a,c   Pignatelli, Duarte ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Faculty of Medicine   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; CYCLINE; DEXAMETHASONE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CORTICOSTERONE; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASES; DEXAMETHASONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME ACTIVATION; EXTRACELLULAR SIGNAL-REGULATED MAP KINASES; FLAVONOIDS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; MALE; MITOGEN-ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 33947375684     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.1.06961     Document Type: Article

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