Mapping of cocaine and amphetamine regulated transcript (CART) mRNA expression in the hypothalamus of elderly human

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 123-128

  Charnay, Y ^a   Perrin, C ^b   Vallet, P G ^a   Greggio, B ^a   Kovari, E ^a   Bouras, C ^a  

^a Hôpital Belle Idèe   (Switzerland)

^b CENTRE DES SCIENCES DU GOÛT ET DE L ALIMENTATION   (France)

Author keywords

Ageing human brain; Food intake regulation; In situ hybridization; Oligoprobes

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; COCAINE; MESSENGER RNA;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN SLICE; FOOD INTAKE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0032731180     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-0618(99)00028-9     Document Type: Article

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