Preproenkephalin mRNA levels are regulated by acute stress and estrogen stimulation

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 69, Issue 4-5, 2000, Pages 425-432

  Sinchak, Kevin ^a   Eckersell, Clair ^a,b   Quezada, Veronica ^a   Norell, Allison ^a   Micevych, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Rick's College   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenalectomy; Glucocorticoids; Lordosis; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN; MESSENGER RNA; PROENKEPHALIN; TAMOXIFEN;

ADRENALECTOMY; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADRENALECTOMY; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; CATHETERIZATION; CORTICOSTERONE; ENKEPHALINS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; OVARIECTOMY; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RATS; RATS, LONG-EVANS; RNA, MESSENGER; SAFFLOWER OIL; STRESS; TAMOXIFEN; VENTROMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0034210104     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(99)00261-9     Document Type: Article

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