Different developmental patterns of melanocortin MC3 and MC4 receptor mRNA, predominance of Mc4 in fetal rat nervous system

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 133-146

  Kistler Heer, V ^a   Lauber, M E ^a   Lichtensteiger, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Brain; MC3 MC4 receptor mRNA; Melanocortin receptors; Ontogeny; Sympathetic ganglia

Indexed keywords

MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CRANIAL NERVE; EPITHALAMUS; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYMPATHETIC GANGLION; TRIGEMINAL NUCLEUS; VAGUS NERVE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NERVOUS SYSTEM; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 3; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 4; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0031884124     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1998.00180.x     Document Type: Article

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