Expression of neuronal nitric oxide synthase mRNA in stress-related brain areas after restraint in rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 289, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 123-126

  De Oliveira, Rúbia Maria W ^a   Aparecida Del Bel, Elaine ^a   Mamede Rosa, Maria Luiza N ^a   Padovan, Cláudia M ^a   Deakin, John Francis W ^b   Guimarães, Francisco S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Aversion; In situ hybridisation; Nitric oxide synthase; Paraventricular nucleus; Periaqueductal grey

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; BRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; RNA, MESSENGER; STRESS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033937008     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(00)01287-8     Document Type: Article

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