Angiotensin II AT(1A) receptor mRNA expression is induced by estrogen- progesterone in dopaminergic neurons of the female rat arcuate nucleus

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 21, 1997, Pages 8283-8292

  Jöhren, Olaf ^a   Sanvitto, Gilberto L ^a   Egidy, Giorgia ^a   Saavedra, Juan M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II receptors; Anterior pituitary; Catecholamines; In situ hybridization; Prolactin; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN II [1 SARCOSINE]; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR; DOPAMINE; ESTRADIOL; IODINE 125; LOSARTAN; MESSENGER RNA; NICOTINOYLTYROSYL(N BENZYLOXYCARBONYLARGINYL)LYSYLHISTIDYLPROLYLISOLEUCINE; PLACEBO; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANGIOTENSIN II, SAR(1); ANGIOTENSIN II, SAR(1)-; DRUG DERIVATIVE; NERVE PROTEIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINE RELEASE; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; DOPAMINE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; OVARIECTOMY; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, ANGIOTENSIN, TYPE 1; RECEPTORS, ANGIOTENSIN; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 0030612010     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-21-08283.1997     Document Type: Article

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