Changes in angiotensin AT1 receptor mRNA levels in the rat brain after immobilization stress and inhibition of central nitric oxide synthase

Endocrine Regulations

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 65-70

  Kiss, Alexander ^a   Jurkovicova, Dana ^b   Jezova, Daniela ^a   Krizanova, Olga ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL ENDOCRINOLOGY   (Slovakia)

^b INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

AT1 receptors; Gene expresssion; Hippocampus; Hypothalamus; Immobilization stress; Nitric oxide synthase; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR; ENZYME INHIBITOR; MESSENGER RNA; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NOS1 PROTEIN, RAT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; DRUG ANTAGONISM; GENETICS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; METABOLISM; RAT; STRESS; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, ANGIOTENSIN, TYPE 1; RECEPTORS, ANGIOTENSIN; RNA, MESSENGER; STRESS;

EID: 0035376634     PISSN: 12100668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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