Effect of amitriptyline on the messenger RNA of thyroid hormone-responsive genes in rat cerebral tissue

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 276-278

  Mooradian, Arshag D ^a   Li, Jian Ping ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Gene expression; Thyroid hormones; Tricyclic antidepressants

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; LIOTHYRONINE; MESSENGER RNA; THYROID HORMONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EATING; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; MALE; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0034065760     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002210000388     Document Type: Article

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