Short-photoperiod exposure reduces L-aromatic-amino-acid decarboxylase immunostaining in the arcuate nucleus and median eminence of male Syrian hamsters

Brain Research

Volumn 712, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 95-101

  Krajnak, Kristine ^a   Nunez, Antonio A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arcuate nucleus; Hamster; Immunocytochemistry; L amino acid decarboxylase; Median eminence; Photoperiod; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC LEVO AMINO ACID DECARBOXYLASE; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029874549     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)01493-4     Document Type: Article

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