Nramp1 is expressed in neurons and is associated with behavioural and immune responses to stress

Neurogenetics

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 69-78

  Evans, Carlton A W ^a   Harbuz, Michael S ^b   Ostenfeld, Thor ^c   Norrish, Alan ^a   Blackwell, Jenefer M ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Corticotrophin releasing hormone; Divalent cation transporter; Hypothalamus pituitary adrenal axis; Toxoplasma

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; NATURAL RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGE PROTEIN 1; NATURAL RESISTANCE-ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGE PROTEIN 1;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; CELL CULTURE; EMBRYO; EXERCISE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; KIDNEY; MENTAL STRESS; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NERVE CELL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CARRIER PROTEINS; CATION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; CELLS, CULTURED; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; EMBRYO; KIDNEY; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; NEURONS; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0035287550     PISSN: 13646745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100480100105     Document Type: Article

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