Adrenalectomy abolishes fasting-induced down-regulation of NADPH-diaphorase in the Rat paraventricular nucleus

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 123-128

  Jahng, Jeong Won ^a   Lee, Jong Ho ^b   Kim, Gun Tae ^a   Kim, Yun Mi ^a   Houpt, Thomas A ^c   Kim, Dong Goo ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b School of Dentistry   (South Korea)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoid; Hypothalamus; Neuronal nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME HISTOCHEMISTRY; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STAINING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 1642394803     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2004.45.1.123     Document Type: Article

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