RU-486 blocks stress-induced enhancement of proenkephalin gene expression in the paraventricular nucleus of rat hypothalamus

Brain Research

Volumn 786, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 215-218

  García García, Luis ^a   Harbuz, Michael S ^b   Manzanares, Jorge ^a   Lightman, Stafford L ^b   Fuentes, José A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

CRH; Hypothalamus; mRNA; Opioid; Proenkephalin; RU 486; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DRUG VEHICLE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MESSENGER RNA; MIFEPRISTONE; PROENKEPHALIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0032498842     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01416-9     Document Type: Article

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