Proopiomelanocortin and melanocortin receptors in the adult rat retino-tectal system and their regulation after optic nerve transection

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 482, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 85-94

  Lindqvist, Niclas ^a   Näpänkangas, Ulla ^a   Lindblom, Jonas ^b   Hallböök, Finn ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Unit for Pharmacology   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Axotomy; Injury; Melanocortin receptor; mRNA expression; POMC (proopiomelanocortin); Retina

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; MELANOCORTIN 3 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 5 RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ADULTHOOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EXPLANT; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INJURY; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NERVE TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RETINA BIPOLAR GANGLION CELL; RETINOTECTAL PROJECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 0345167916     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2003.10.011     Document Type: Article

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