Neonatal hypothalamic c-fos expression in an excitetoxicity-induced model of precocious puberty

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 153-162

  Smyth, Catherine E ^a   Natarajan, Meenakshi ^a   Wilkinson, M ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arcuate nucleus; DNQX; MK 801; Monosodium glutamate; N methyl D aspartate

Indexed keywords

6,7 DINITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; DIZOCILPINE; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; EXCITOTOXIN; GLUTAMATE SODIUM; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PROTEIN C FOS;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PRECOCIOUS PUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SEXUAL MATURATION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; QUINOXALINES; RATS; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SEXUAL MATURATION; SODIUM GLUTAMATE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031578928     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(97)00150-8     Document Type: Article

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