Expression of hydroxyindole-o-methyltransferase enzyme in the human central nervous system and in pineal parenchymal cell tumors

Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 498-510

  Fukuda, Takahiro ^a   Akiyama, Nobutake ^b   Ikegami, Masahiro ^a   Takahashi, Hitoshi ^c   Sasaki, Atsushi ^d   Oka, Hidehiro ^e   Komori, Takashi ^f   Tanaka, Yuko ^g   Nakazato, Youichi ^g   Akimoto, Jiro ^h   Tanaka, Masahiko ⁱ   Okada, Yoshikazu ⁱ   Saito, Saburo ^b  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Institute of DNA Medicine   (Japan)

^c NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^g GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^h TOKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

ⁱ TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Edinger Westphal nucleus; Hydroxyindole Omethyltransferase; Microglia; Pineal gland; Pineal parenchymal cell tumors; Retinal S antigen

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSEROTONIN METHYLTRANSFERASE; TUMOR MARKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL CORTEX CELL; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUODENUM; ENTEROENDOCRINE CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY TUBULE EPITHELIUM; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MICROGLIA; NERVE CELL; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PINEAL BODY; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PINEOBLASTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETINA CELL; STOMACH; THYROID FOLLICLE; THYROID PARAFOLLICULAR CELL;

ACETYLSEROTONIN O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ARRESTIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EYE PROTEINS; FEMALE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; PINEAL GLAND; PINEALOMA; PLANT LECTINS; RETINA; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 77951880998     PISSN: 00223069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NEN.0b013e3181db7d3c     Document Type: Article

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