Modulation of the histaminergic system and behaviour by α-fluoromethylhistidine in zebrafish

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 432-441

  Peitsaro, Nina ^a   Kaslin, Jan ^a   Anichtchik, Oleg V ^a   Panula, Pertti ^a,b  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

fluoromethylhistidine; Anxiety; Danio rerio; Histidine decarboxylase; Histidine loading; T maze

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FLUOROMETHYLHISTIDINE; HISTIDINE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; LONG TERM MEMORY; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWIMMING; TASK PERFORMANCE; TELENCEPHALON; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HISTAMINE; HISTIDINE; HISTIDINE DECARBOXYLASE; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; METHYLHISTIDINES; SWIMMING; ZEBRAFISH;

ANIMALIA; DANIO; DANIO RERIO; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0038493608     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2003.01850.x     Document Type: Article

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