Identification and tissue distribution of a novel rat glucocorticoid receptor splice variant

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 109-113

  Ju, Huiming ^a,b   Wang, Xia ^c   Liu, Zongping ^b   Liu, Ping ^a   Zhao, Yan ^a   Xiong, Renping ^a   Zhou, Yuanguo ^a   Chen, Xingyun ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoid; Glucocorticoid receptor; Receptor isoform; Splice variant

Indexed keywords

RATTUS;

EID: 67249159605     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: 1734154X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.2009_2522     Document Type: Article

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