Precerebellin-related genes and precerebellin 1 peptide in the adrenal gland of the rat: Expression pattern, localization, developmental regulation and effects on corticosteroidogenesis

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 363-371

  Rucinski, Marcin ^a   Ziolkowska, Agnieszka ^a   Szyszka, Marta ^a   Malendowicz, Ludwik K ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Adrenal; Aldosterone; Cerebellin; Corticosterone; Human; Precerebellin; Protein expression; Quantitative polymerase chain reaction; Rat

Indexed keywords

DES SER1 CEREBELLIN; MESSENGER RNA; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PRECEREBELLIN 1; PRECEREBELLIN 2; PRECEREBELLIN 3; PRECEREBELLIN 4; PRECEREBELLIN RELATED PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CBLN1 PROTEIN, RAT; CORTICOSTEROID; NERVE PROTEIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL CORTEX CELL; ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENAL MEDULLA; ALDOSTERONE RELEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHROMAFFIN CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LOCATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONTOGENY; ORGANOGENESIS; PERINATAL PERIOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ZONA FASCICULATA; ZONA GLOMERULOSA; AGING; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENAL MEDULLA; AGING; ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RATS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; ZONA GLOMERULOSA;

EID: 64249087469     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: 1791244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm_00000140     Document Type: Article

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