Neurotensin inhibits the activation of midbrain serotonergic neurons produced by random inescapable sound

Brain Research

Volumn 742, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 294-298

  Dilts, Roger P ^a,b   Novitzki, Monica R ^a   Phan, Tam Hao ^a   Corley, Karl C ^a   Boadle Biber, Margaret C ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

5 hydroxytryptophan; brain; neurotensin; rat; serotonin; stress

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXYBENZYLHYDRAZINE; 5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; NEUROTENSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPHE NUCLEUS; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL; STRESS;

5-HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; ANIMALS; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROTENSIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEROTONIN; SOUND; STRESS;

EID: 0030566639     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(96)01018-9     Document Type: Article

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