The regulation of hippocampal dynorphin by neural/neuroendocrine pathways: Models for effects of aging on an opioid peptide system

Neuroscience

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 661-671

  Thai, L ^a   Hong, J S ^b   Wiley, R G ^c   Gallagher, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

acetylcholine; corticosterone; dentate gyrus; dynorphin; enkephalin; rats

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; DYNORPHIN; DYNORPHIN A; ENKEPHALIN;

AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTORHINAL CORTEX; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT;

EID: 0030050702     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(96)83005-3     Document Type: Article

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