Stress and glucocorticoids increase transthyretin expression in rat choroid plexus via mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid receptors

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-13

  Martinho, A ^a   Goncalves I ^a   Costa, M ^a   Santos, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Choroid plexus; Corticosterone; Glucocorticoid receptors; Mineralocorticoid receptors; Psychosocial stress; Transthyretin

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; CORTICOSTERONE; CYCLOPHILIN A; HYDROCORTISONE; PREALBUMIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CELL LINE; CELL VIABILITY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHOROID PLEXUS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UPREGULATION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CELL LINE; CHOROID PLEXUS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CORTICOSTERONE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PREALBUMIN; PRIMARY CELL CULTURE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; RECEPTORS, MINERALOCORTICOID; RNA, MESSENGER; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 84857295144     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: 15591166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12031-012-9715-7     Document Type: Article

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