Comparative distribution of neuropeptide Y Y1 and Y5 receptors in the rat brain by using immunohistochemistry

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 464, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 285-311

  Wolak, Michael L ^a,c   De Joseph, M Regina ^a   Cator, Allison D ^a   Mokashi, Ashwini S ^a   Brownfield, Mark S ^b   Urban, Janice H ^a  

^a FUHS The Chicago Medical School   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Hippocampus; Hypothalamus; NPY

Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE Y1 RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE Y5 RECEPTOR;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; GIANT CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; TRIGEMINAL NERVE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; DIENCEPHALON; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; METENCEPHALON; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NEUROPEPTIDE Y; TELENCEPHALON; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0042567303     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.10823     Document Type: Article

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