α-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH) and melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) modify monoaminergic levels in the preoptic area of the rat

Peptides

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 387-392

  Gonzalez, M I ^a   Kalia, V ^a   Hole, D R ^a   Wilson, C A ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Melanocyte stimulating hormone ( MSH); Dopamine (DA); Medial preoptic area (MPOA); Melanin concentrating hormone (MCH); Microdialysis; Serotonin (5 HT); Ventromedial nucleus (VMN)

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYINDOLEACETIC ACID; ALPHA INTERMEDIN; DOPAMINE; MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE; MONOAMINE; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; MICRODIALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PASSIVE AVOIDANCE; PEPTIDERGIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

ALPHA-MSH; ANIMALS; BIOGENIC MONOAMINES; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; MELANINS; MICRODIALYSIS; PITUITARY HORMONES; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VENTROMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030908478     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-9781(96)00337-3     Document Type: Article

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