Preproenkephalin mRNA is expressed by C1 and non-C1 barosensitive bulbospinal neurons in the rostral ventrolateral medulla of the rat

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 435, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 111-126

  Stornetta, Ruth L ^a   Schreihofer, Ann M ^a   Pelaez, Nicole M ^a   Sevigny, Charles P ^a   Guyenet, Patrice G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotinamide; Fos; Neural control of blood pressure; Opioid peptide; Sympathetic nervous system; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

FLUOROGOLD; PREPROENKEPHALIN; PROTEIN FOS; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CATECHOLAMINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PREGANGLIONIC NERVE; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRESSURE SENSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SYMPATHETIC NERVE CELL; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONSCIOUSNESS; ENKEPHALINS; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTENSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PRESSORECEPTORS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; SPINAL CORD; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 0035908283     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.1196     Document Type: Article

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