Prolactin-releasing peptide-immunoreactivity in A1 and A2 noradrenergic neurons of the rat medulla

Brain Research

Volumn 822, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 276-279

  Chen, C T ^a   Dun, S L ^a   Dun, N J ^a   Chang, J K ^b  

^a East Tennessee State University   (United States)

^b PHOENIX PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

A1 and A2 noradrenergic neurons; Nucleus of the solitary tract; Prolactin; Prolactin releasing peptide; Reticular formation; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN; PROLACTIN RELEASING FACTOR; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RETICULAR FORMATION; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES; MALE; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; NOREPINEPHRINE; PROLACTIN; RATS; RETICULAR FORMATION; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 0033586310     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01153-1     Document Type: Article

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