Colchicine affects cortical and amygdalar neurochemical changes differentially after middle cerebral artery occlusion in rats

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 387, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-41

  Cheung, R T F ^a   Cechetto, D F ^a  

^a ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endogenous opioids; Insular cortex; Neuropeptide Y; Neurotensin; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; DYNORPHIN; LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NEUROTENSIN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULA; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STROKE;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ARTERIAL OCCLUSIVE DISEASES; AXONAL TRANSPORT; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; COLCHICINE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0030883978     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19971013)387:1<27::AID-CNE3>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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