Antisense oligonucleotide to c-fos blocks the ability of arginine vasopressin to maintain ethanol tolerance

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 306, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 67-72

  Szabó, Gyula ^a   Nunley, Karin R ^a   Hoffman, Paula L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

arginine vasopressin; c fos; ethanol tolerance; immediate early gene

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; ARGIPRESSIN; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROPEPTIDE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN C FOS;

ALCOHOL TOLERANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTUM NUCLEUS;

EID: 0030582096     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00206-3     Document Type: Article

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