Localization of urocortin messenger RNA in rat brain and pituitary

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 307-312

  Wong, M L ^a   Al Shekhlee, A ^a   Bongiorno, P B ^a   Esposito, A ^a   Khatri, P ^a   Sternberg, E M ^a   Gold, P W ^a   Licinio, J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; In situ hybridization; mRNA; Pituitary gland; Pituitary hormones; Rattus norvegicus; Urocortin

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; UROCORTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN LEVEL; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; CHEMISTRY; FOREBRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IMAGE PROCESSING; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; PROSENCEPHALON; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0030229890     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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