The distribution of the mRNA and protein products of the melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) receptor gene, slc-1, in the central nervous system of the ratt

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1194-1216

  Hervieu, G J ^a   Cluderay, J E ^a   Harrison, D ^a   Meakin, J ^a   Maycox, P ^a   Nasir, S ^a   Leslie, R A ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridization; Neuropeptide; Receptor

Indexed keywords

HORMONE RECEPTOR; MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; RAT; RECEPTOR GENE; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SPINAL CORD; THALAMUS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL LINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DNA PRIMERS; EATING; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KIDNEY; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, PITUITARY HORMONE; RECEPTORS, SOMATOSTATIN; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0034005858     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2000.00008.x     Document Type: Article

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