Eph receptors and zonation in the rat adrenal cortex

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 185-191

  Brennan, Caroline H ^a   Chittka, Alexandra ^a   Barker, Stewart ^a   Vinson, Gavin P ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CAPTOPRIL; CORTICOTROPIN; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; EPHRIN; EPHRIN A2; EPHRIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ADRENAL CORTEX CELL; ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SODIUM RESTRICTION; ZONA FASCICULATA; ZONA GLOMERULOSA;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ALDOSTERONE SYNTHASE; ANIMALS; EPHRINS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, EPHA2; RECEPTORS, EPH FAMILY; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 47849090522     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/JOE-08-0084     Document Type: Article

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