Adrenal neuropeptide Y mRNA but not preproenkephalin mRNA induction by stress is impaired by aging in Fischer 344 rats

Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 233-243

  Silverstein, Jeffrey H ^a,b   Beasley, Joseph ^b   Mizuno, Tooru M ^a,b   London, Evan ^a   Mobbs, Charles V ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal; Aging; Enkephalins; Glucose; Mechanical; Neuropeptide Y; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; GLUCOSE; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PREPROENKEPHALIN;

ADRENAL GLAND; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS;

ADRENAL GLANDS; AGING; ANIMALS; ENKEPHALINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RNA, MESSENGER; STRESS;

EID: 0032055228     PISSN: 00476374     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0047-6374(97)00177-2     Document Type: Article

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