The novel distribution of phosphodiesterase-4 subtypes within the rat retina

Neuroscience

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1277-1291

  Whitaker, C M ^a   Cooper, N G F ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Camp; Immunohistochemistry; Pde4; Pka; Retrograde; Rolipram

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHODIESTERASE IV; PHOSPHODIESTERASE IVA; PHOSPHODIESTERASE IVB; PHOSPHODIESTERASE IVC; PHOSPHODIESTERASE IVD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CYCLIC AMP PHOSPHODIESTERASE; ISOENZYME; PDE4A PROTEIN, RAT; PDE4B PROTEIN, RAT; PDE4C PROTEIN, RAT; PDE4D PROTEIN, RAT; PHOSPHODIESTERASE III;

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; GENE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUELLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PDE4A GENE; PDE4B GENE; PDE4C GENE; PDE4D GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RETINA; RETINA AMACRINE CELL; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINA GANGLION CELL; RETINA HORIZONTAL NERVE CELL; RETINA ROD; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; ENZYMOLOGY; GLIA; LONG EVANS RAT; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL;

3',5'-CYCLIC-AMP PHOSPHODIESTERASES; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHODIESTERASES, TYPE 3; CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHODIESTERASES, TYPE 4; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOENZYMES; MALE; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RETINA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 72749107558     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2009.07.045     Document Type: Article

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