Effect of nitric oxide synthase inhibition on Fos expression in the hypothalamus of female rats following central oxytocin and systemic urethane administration

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 596-607

  Popeski, N ^a   Woodside, B ^a,b  

^a and Applied Physiology   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fos; Lactation; Nitric oxide; Oxytocin; Urethane

Indexed keywords

N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; OXYTOCIN; PROTEIN FOS; URETHAN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LACTATION; MODULATION; NERVE CELL; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; RAT; STIMULUS; STRIA TERMINALIS; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; LACTATION; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXYTOCIN; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; URETHANE;

EID: 0034949354     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2001.00673.x     Document Type: Article

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