Regulation of extracellular concentrations of norepinephrine in hypothalamus of the conscious rat: Effect of amitriptyline

Chinese Journal of Physiology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 9-13

  Engleman, Eric A ^a   Wong, David T ^a  

^a ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

dopamine; hypothalamus; microdialysis; norepinephrine; serotonin

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE BRAIN LEVEL; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0029985353     PISSN: 03044920     EISSN: 26660059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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