Cloning and characterization of the hamster and guinea pig nicotinic acid receptors

Journal of Lipid Research

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2065-2071

  Torhan, April Smith ^a   Cheewatrakoolpong, Boonlert ^a   Kwee, Lia ^a   Greenfeder, Scott ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

GPR109A; HM74A; Niacin

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; FORSKOLIN; MESSENGER RNA; NICOTINIC ACID; NICOTINIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NICOTINIC ACID RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; ENZYME INHIBITION; GUINEA PIG; HAMSTER; LUNG; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR BINDING; RNA ANALYSIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPLEEN; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CHO CELLS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NIACIN; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 34548436998     PISSN: 00222275     EISSN: 15397262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1194/jlr.M700289-JLR200     Document Type: Article

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