Age-related synthesis of glucocorticoids in thymocytes

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 314, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 3027-3035

  Qiao, Shengjun ^a   Chen, Liying ^a   Okret, Sam ^a   Jondal, Mikael ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age dependent; Glucocorticoid synthesis; Thymocytes

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE 1; 11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE 2; 3(OR 17)BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; CD3 ANTIBODY; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD69 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); CORTICOSTERONE; CYTOCHROME P450 11B1; CYTOCHROME P450 17; CYTOCHROME P450 21A; CYTOKERATIN 8; ENZYME; FOXN 1 PROTEIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; PROTEIN; STAR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; SPLEEN CELL; THYMOCYTE; THYMUS;

MUS;

EID: 51649089799     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2008.06.014     Document Type: Article

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