Increased susceptibility to LTP generation and changes in NMDA-NR1 and -NR2B subunits mRNA expression in rat hippocampus after MCH administration

Peptides

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1403-1411

  Varas, Mariana Marcela ^a   Pérez, Mariela F ^a   Ramírez, Oscar A ^a   De Barioglio, Susana R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Expression of NMDA receptor subunits; Inhibitory avoidance task; Long term potentiation; Melanin concentrating hormone

Indexed keywords

MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FACILITATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MEMORY; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0346099143     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2003.09.006     Document Type: Article

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