Expression of preprotachykinin-A mRNA isoforms and substance P production in T lymphocytes of human healthy subjects

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 434, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-194

  Cantalupo, Loredana ^a   Cioni, Chiara ^a   Annunziata, Pasquale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lymphocytes; Neuroinflammation; Substance P; Tackykinins

Indexed keywords

CD3 ANTIGEN; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; PREPROTACHYKININ; PREPROTACHYKININ A; SUBSTANCE P; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD3; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROIMMUNOMODULATION; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RNA, MESSENGER; SUBSTANCE P; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TACHYKININS;

EID: 40849101450     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2008.01.053     Document Type: Article

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