Food or water deprivation modulate nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity and gene expression in rat hypothalamic neurones: Correlation with neurosecretory activity?

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 417-425

  O'Shea, R D ^a,b   Gundlach, A L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

In situ hybridization; Messenger RNA; NADPH diaphorase histochemistry; Paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus; Supraoptic nucleus

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXYTOCIN; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETIOLOGY; FLUID BALANCE; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD INTAKE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HOMEOSTASIS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; NEUROSECRETION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; WATER DEPRIVATION;

EID: 0029743017     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1996.04682.x     Document Type: Article

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