Thymulin-based gene therapy and pituitary function in animal models of aging

NeuroImmunoModulation

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 350-356

  Reggiani, Paula C ^a   Poch, Brenda ^a   Cónsole, Gloria M ^a   Rimoldi, Omar J ^a   Schwerdt, Jose I ^a   Tüngler, Victoria ^a,b   Garcia Bravo, Margarita M ^a   Dardenne, Mireille ^c   Goya, Rodolfo G ^a,d  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS   (Argentina)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOQUÍMICAS DE LA PLATA INIBIOLP   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory properties; Gene therapy; Hypophysiotropic activity; Neuroendocrine control; Ovarian dysgenesis; Regulatable adenovectors; Thymulin

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRUS VECTOR; DOXYCYCLINE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; SYNTHETIC DNA; THYMULIN;

AGING; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; DOWN REGULATION; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC CODE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPOPHYSIS; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYMUS;

AGING; ANIMALS; GENE THERAPY; GENETIC VECTORS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, NUDE; MODELS, ANIMAL; PITUITARY GLAND; THYMIC FACTOR, CIRCULATING;

EID: 80053350642     PISSN: 10217401     EISSN: 14230216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000329495     Document Type: Article

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