Immunohistochemical analysis of a novel dehydroepiandrosterone sulfotransferase-like protein in Drosophila neural circuits

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 367, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-20

  Liu, Tzu An ^a   Liu, Ming Cheh ^b   Yang, Yuh Shyong ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

^c NATIONAL NANO DEVICE LABORATORIES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

DHEA ST; Drosophila; Memory; Neuropharmacology; Sulfation

Indexed keywords

DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFOTRANSFERASE LIKE PROTEIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PRASTERONE; SULFOTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CYTOSOL; DROSOPHILA; FLUOROMETRY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; CATALYSIS; CATECHOLAMINES; DROSOPHILA; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEMORY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; SULFOTRANSFERASES;

EID: 38049012823     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.12.082     Document Type: Article

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