Retrogradely labelled neurosecretory neurones of the rat hypothalamic arcuate nucleus express Fos protein following systemic injection of GH-releasing peptide-6

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 323-331

  Dickson, S L ^b,c   Doutrelant Viltart, O ^c,d   Dyball, R E J ^c   Leng, G ^a,e  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIV LILLE   (France)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; PROTEIN C FOS;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029957564     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1510323     Document Type: Article

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