A blocker of nitric oxide synthase, N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester, attenuates light-induced Fos protein expression in rat suprachiasmatic nucleus

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 224, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-32

  Amir, Shimon ^a   Edelstein, Kim ^a  

^a and Applied Physiology   (Canada)

Author keywords

circadian rhythms; Fos immunohistochemistry; intergeniculate leaflet; nitric oxide; photic stimulation; suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIGHT; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0031041297     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)13447-4     Document Type: Article

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