Photoperiod regulation of mineralocorticoid receptor mRNA expression in hamster hippocampus

Brain Research

Volumn 780, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 342-347

  Lance, Scott J ^a   Miller, Shannon C ^a   Holtsclaw, Laura I ^a   Turner, Barbara B ^a  

^a Department of Physiology Box 70576 James H Quillen C ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland; Corticosteroid receptor mRNA; Corticosterone; Cortisol; HPA axis; In situ hybridization

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; MESSENGER RNA; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID BLOOD LEVEL; HAMSTER; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; ORGAN WEIGHT; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WEIGHT GAIN; ZONA GLOMERULOSA;

EID: 0032509730     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01302-4     Document Type: Article

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