Nicotine administration increases serotonin synthesis and tryptophan hydroxylase expression in dorsal raphe of food-deprived rats

Nutrition Research

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1445-1452

  Lee, Taeck Hyun ^a   Jang, Mi Hyeon ^a   Shin, Min Chul ^a   Lim, Baek Vin ^a   Choi, Hyun Hee ^b   Kim, Hong ^c   Kim, Ee Hwa ^d   Kim, Chang Ju ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

^d Semyung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dorsal raphe; Food deprivation; Immunohistochemistry; Nicotine; Serotonin; Tryptophan hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD INTAKE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SMOKING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036936645     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0271-5317(02)00461-X     Document Type: Article

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