Immobilization-induced stress activates neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) mRNA and protein in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in rats

Brain Research

Volumn 720, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 159-171

  Kishimoto, Jiro ^a   Tsuchiya, Toru ^a   Emson, Piers C ^b   Nakayama, Yasuhisa ^a  

^a SHISEIDO RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

^b BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adrenal cortex; Adrenal medulla; Hybridization, in situ; Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Immobilization stress; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Paraventricular nucleus; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029992790     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00101-1     Document Type: Article

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