Expression of preproopiomelanocortin mRNA and preprodynorphin mRNA in brain of spontaneously hypertensive rats

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 391-394

  Yin, Xia ^a   Zhu, Yan Hua ^a   Xu, Shao Fen ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brain; Dynorphins; Hypertension; In situ hybridization; Inbred SHR rats; Inbred WKY rats; Messenger RNA; Preproopiomelanocortin

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PRODYNORPHIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPERTENSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RNA ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BRAIN; DENTATE GYRUS; DYNORPHINS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; RATS, INBRED WKY; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0030802647     PISSN: 02539756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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