Demonstration of postsynaptic receptor plasticity in an amphibian neuroendocrine interface

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 843-845

  Jenks, B G ^a   Ouwens, D T W M ^a   Coolen, M W ^a   Roubos, E W ^a   Martens, G J M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Melanotrope; NPY; RT PCR; Synaptic plasticity; Y1 receptor

Indexed keywords

INTERMEDIN; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROPEPTIDE Y1 RECEPTOR; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; COLOR DISCRIMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; HYPOPHYSIS INTERMEDIATE LOBE; MELANOCYTE; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFLEX; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VERTEBRATE; VISUAL ADAPTATION; XENOPUS;

ALPHA-MSH; ANIMALS; COLOR; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENT; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PITUITARY GLAND; RECEPTORS, NEUROPEPTIDE Y; RECEPTORS, NEUROTRANSMITTER; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0036854769     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2002.00849.x     Document Type: Article

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