Molecular biology of histidine decarboxylase and prostaglandin receptors

Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B: Physical and Biological Sciences

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 848-866

  Ichikawa, Atsushi ^a,b   Sugimoto, Yukihiko ^a,c   Tanaka, Satoshi ^a,d  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MUKOGAWA WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Histamine; Histidine decarboxylase; Inflammation; Mast cell; Prostaglandin; Prostaglandin receptors

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; HISTAMINE; HISTIDINE DECARBOXYLASE; PROSTAGLANDIN E RECEPTOR 3; PROSTAGLANDIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; HISTAMINE; HISTIDINE DECARBOXYLASE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; MICE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; RECEPTORS, PROSTAGLANDIN; RECEPTORS, PROSTAGLANDIN E, EP3 SUBTYPE;

EID: 77958520739     PISSN: 03862208     EISSN: 13492896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2183/pjab.86.848     Document Type: Review

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