Do centrally administered neuropeptides access cognate receptors?: An analysis in the central corticotropin-releasing factor system

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 1142-1156

  Bittencourt, Jackson C ^a   Sawchenko, Paul E ^a,b  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b Saik Institute for Biological Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticotropin releasing factor; Corticotropin releasing factor receptors; Fos; Intracerebroventricular injections; Neuropeptides; Stress; Urocortin

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR; PROTEIN C FOS; UROCORTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

EID: 0034143420     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-03-01142.2000     Document Type: Article

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