Comparative analysis of multiple receptor subunit mRNA in micropunches obtained from different brain regions using a competitive RT-PCR method

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 84, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 33-40

  Durgam, Vijayender R ^a   Mifflin, Steven W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

AMPA; Central nervous system; GABA; Glutamate; Neurotransmitter receptor subunits; NMDA; Nucleus of the solitary tract; Paraventricular nucleus; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; AMPA RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN NUCLEUS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAIN; DNA PRIMERS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MALE; MICROCHEMISTRY; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PUNCTURES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0032191754     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(98)00081-8     Document Type: Article

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