Hypothalamic cocaine-amphetamine regulated transcript (CART) is regulated by glucocorticoids

Brain Research

Volumn 965, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 45-50

  Vrang, Niels ^a,c   Larsen, Philip J ^a   Tang Christensen, Mads ^a   Larsen, Leif Kongskov ^a   Kristensen, Peter ^b  

^a Rheoscience ^*  (Denmark)

^b NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

^c CCBR   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arcuate nucleus; GR receptor; HPA axis; In situ hybridization; Parventricular nucleus; POMC

Indexed keywords

COCAINE AND AMPHETAMINE REGULATED TRANSCRIPT PEPTIDE; CORTICOSTERONE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0037424283     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(02)04064-7     Document Type: Article

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