Dopaminergic modulation of nNOS expression in the pituitary gland of male rat

Anatomy and Embryology

Volumn 207, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 381-388

  Carretero, J ^a   Weruaga, E ^a   Hernandez E ^a   Burks, D ^a   Riesco, J M ^a   Rubio, M ^a   Brinon J G ^a   Aijon J ^a   Vazquez R ^a   Alonso, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Haloperidol; Hormonal regulation; Morphometry; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

HALOPERIDOL; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; HYPOPHYSIS; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STELLATE CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; CELLS, CULTURED; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HALOPERIDOL; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0347356283     PISSN: 03402061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00429-003-0355-0     Document Type: Article

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