Evaluation of the α 2C -adrenoceptor as a neuropsychiatric drug target: Studies in transgenic mouse models

Life Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 19-20, 2001, Pages 2277-2285

  Scheinin, M ^a   Sallinen, J ^b   Haapalinna, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b ORION CORPORATION   (Finland)

Author keywords

Depression; Gene targeting; Mouse models; Stress; 2C adrenoceptors

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2C ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; AMPHETAMINE; BIOGENIC AMINE; CORTICOSTERONE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN C FOS; PROTEIN C JUN;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PREPULSE INHIBITION; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; STARTLE REFLEX; SWIMMING; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL MODEL; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; GENE TARGETING; GENETICS; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGGRESSION; AMPHETAMINE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOGENIC MONOAMINES; BODY TEMPERATURE; BRAIN; CORTICOSTERONE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; GENE TARGETING; GENES, IMMEDIATE-EARLY; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MODELS, ANIMAL; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEURAL INHIBITION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-JUN; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; RNA, MESSENGER; SWIMMING;

EID: 0035815077     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(01)01016-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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