Neurons Synthesizing Melanin-Concentrating Hormone Identified by Selective Reporter Gene Expression after Transfection In Vitro: Transmitter Responses

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 3978-3985

  Gao, Xiao Bing ^a   Ghosh, Prabhat K ^a   Van Den Pol, Anthony N ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MELANIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; RED FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RAT; REPORTER GENE;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; 6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; ANIMALS; BICUCULLINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CELLS, CULTURED; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, REPORTER; HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MELANINS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PHENOTYPE; PITUITARY HORMONES; RATS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0346751981     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00593.2003     Document Type: Article

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