Differential expression and regulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) mRNA isoforms in androgen-sensitive motoneurons of the rat lumbar spinal cord

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 328, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 40-46

  Ottem, Erich N ^a   Poort, Jessica E ^b   Wang, Hongbing ^b   Jordan, Cynthia L ^b   Breedlove, S Marc ^b  

^a NORTHERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgens; BDNF; Dimorphic; Motoneurons; Neurotrophins; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; EXON; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADECTOMY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPINAL CORD MOTONEURON; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DENDRITES; DRUG RESISTANCE; EXONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; SPINAL CORD; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 77956342350     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2010.07.001     Document Type: Article

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