Methamphetamine alters prodynorphin gene expression and dynorphin A levels in rat hypothalamus

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 365, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 183-186

  Romualdi, Patrizia ^a   Donatini, Alessandra ^a   Capobianco, Annalisa ^a   Ferri, Sergio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain; Gene expression; Hypothalamus; Methamphetamine; Prodynorphin; Rat

Indexed keywords

DYNORPHIN A; MESSENGER RNA; METHAMPHETAMINE; PRODYNORPHIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; GENE EXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DYNORPHINS; ENKEPHALINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; VISUAL CORTEX;

EID: 0032931979     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(98)00905-4     Document Type: Article

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