Induction of tyrosine hydroxylase mRNA by nicotine in rat midbrain is inhibited by mifepristone

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 109, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1272-1284

  Radcliffe, Pheona M ^a,b   Sterling, Carol R ^a   Tank, A William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Oral Care Research and Development   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoid; Midbrain dopamine neurons; MN9D cells; Nicotine; Tyrosine hydroxylase; Ventral midbrain explant cultures

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; MIFEPRISTONE; NICOTINE; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL LINE, TUMOR; DEXAMETHASONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; MICE; MIFEPRISTONE; NEUROBLASTOMA; NICOTINE; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; TIME FACTORS; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

RATTUS;

EID: 65549103859     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2009.06056.x     Document Type: Article

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