Urocortin trafficking in cerebral microvessel endothelial cells

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-181

  Tu, Hong ^a,b   Kastin, Abba J ^a   Bjorbaek, Christian ^c   Pan, Weihong ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood brain barrier; Endothelial cells; Leptin; Transport; Urocortin

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; IODINE 125; LEPTIN; UROCORTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOSOME; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GOLGI COMPLEX; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

EID: 34248399111     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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