Corticotrophin-releasing factor gene transcription is directly activated after deprivation of glucocorticoids in hypothalamic cells

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 971-978

  Kageyama, K ^a   Akimoto, K ^a   Suda, T ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corticotrophin releasing factor; Cyclic AMP; Glucocorticoids; Hypothalamus; Promoter

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN BINDING PROTEIN; DEXAMETHASONE; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BRAIN CELL; CELL STIMULATION; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CELLS, CULTURED; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; NEURONS; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN KINASES; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 77955995928     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2010.02048.x     Document Type: Article

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