Changes in mediobasal hypothalamic dopamine and indoleamine metabolism after superior cervical ganglionectomy of rats

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 287-298

  Esquifino, A I ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ectopic pituitary grafting; Growth hormone; Hypothalamic dopamine turnover; Hypothalamic serotonin turnover; Prolactin; Superior cervical ganglionectomy

Indexed keywords

DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; DOPAMINE; GROWTH HORMONE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; INDOLEAMINE; NORADRENALIN; PROLACTIN; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE METABOLISM; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYPOPHYSIS GRAFT; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLIONECTOMY;

3,4-DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; ANIMALS; BRAIN TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; CATECHOLAMINES; DOPAMINE; GANGLIONECTOMY; GROWTH HORMONE; HOMOVANILLIC ACID; HYPOTHALAMUS, MIDDLE; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEROTONIN; SUPERIOR CERVICAL GANGLION;

EID: 0029670502     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01271240     Document Type: Article

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