Glucokinase and glucokinase regulatory proteins are functionally coexpressed before birth in the rat brain

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 973-981

  Roncero, I ^a,b   Sanz, C ^a,b   Alvarez E ^a,b   Vazquez P ^a,b   Barrio, P A ^a,b   Blazquez E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brain; Foetus; Glucokinase; Glucokinase regulatory protein; Glucose sensor system

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE 6 PHOSPHATE; GLUCOKINASE; GLUCOKINASE REGULATORY PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN TISSUE; CHROMATIN IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRAIN; CARRIER PROTEINS; FEMALE; FRUCTOSEPHOSPHATES; GLUCOKINASE; GLUCOSE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KINETICS; LIVER; MALE; PHOSPHORYLATION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 70949107053     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2009.01919.x     Document Type: Article

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