Immunolocalization of steroidogenic acute regulatory protein-related lipid transfer (START) domain-containing proteins in the developing cerebellum of normal and hypothyroid rats

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 28-33

  Chang, In Youb ^a   Ohn, Takbum ^a   Ko, Gil Seok ^a   Yoon, Young ^b   Kim, Jung Woo ^c   Yoon, Sang Pil ^d  

^a Chosun University   (South Korea)

^b Daebul University   (South Korea)

^c Seonam University   (South Korea)

^d Jeju National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Development; Propylthiouracil; Purkinje cells; StAR; StarD6

Indexed keywords

PROPYLTHIOURACIL; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN DOMAIN CONTAINING 6; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL MATURATION; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM VERMIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PURKINJE CELL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEIN, VITAMIN D-DEPENDENT; CARRIER PROTEINS; CEREBELLUM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PURKINJE CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 84856541540     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: 18736300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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