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  • initialism cyclic AMP

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  • He discovered that if nerve cells are stimulated repetitively, a gene is activated that prompts the production of a protein called cAMP response element binding CREB, and this protein physically cements the changes in the brain.

    THE PROGRAM KELLY TRAVER 2009

  • He discovered that if nerve cells are stimulated repetitively, a gene is activated that prompts the production of a protein called cAMP response element binding CREB, and this protein physically cements the changes in the brain.

    THE PROGRAM KELLY TRAVER 2009

  • Professor Amy Arnsten, who led the study, said this was down to growing levels of a signalling molecule called cAMP in older brains.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • Professor Amy Arnsten, who led the study, said this was down to growing levels of a signalling molecule called cAMP in older brains.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • Nature, scientists found that by using the drug guanfacine, they were able to lower levels of a brain chemical called cAMP cyclic adenosine monophosphate to strengthen the

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • They needed a non-destructive way to assay the dynamics of cAMP, which is present at very low concentration in the presence of many other nucleotides.

    Pharyngula 2009

  • I wanted to explore signals transmitted through more complex biochemicals such as cAMP (cyclic 3',5-adenosine monophosphate) and the wider, more fashionable world of macromolecular interactions.

    Roger Y. Tsien - Autobiography 2009

  • Here we investigated the possibility that the constraining action of calcineurin on hippocampal plasticity is mediated in part by regulation of gene expression through negative control of transcription factors, such as cAMP-response element (CRE) - binding protein (CREB).

    Journal of Biological Chemistry current issue B. Y. H. Lam 2009

  • Some of the susceptibility genes, such as cAMP responsive element binding protein 1 (

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Siddheshwar J. Utge et al. 2010

  • Gu, Q, et al. 17 beta-Estradiol potentiates kainate-induced currents via activation of the cAMP cascade.

    T.S. Wiley: Estrogen Dilemma: There Is No Dilemma When You Know the Details T.S. Wiley 2010

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