Regulation of nitric oxide synthase messenger RNA expression in the rat hippocampus by glucocorticoids

Neuroscience

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 439-446

  Lopez Figueroa M O ^a   Itoi, K ^a   Watson, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenalectomy; Hippocampus; In situ hybridization; Nitric oxide synthase; Pyramidal neurons; Steroids

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONAL REGULATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CORTICOSTERONE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0032551556     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(98)00075-X     Document Type: Article

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