Distribution of opioid peptide gene expression in the limbic system of Fawn-Hooded (alcohol-preferring) and Wistar-Kyoto (alcohol-non-preferring) rats

Brain Research

Volumn 796, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 323-326

  Cowen, Michael S ^a   Rezvani, Amir ^b   Jarrott, Bevyn ^a   Lawrence, Andrew J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

In situ hybridisation histochemistry; Preprodynorphin; Preproenkephalin; Reinforcement

Indexed keywords

OPIATE PEPTIDE; PREPRODYNORPHIN; PREPROENKEPHALIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; GENE EXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIMBIC SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REINFORCEMENT;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANIMALS; DYNORPHINS; ENKEPHALINS; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIMBIC SYSTEM; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RATS, INBRED WKY; RNA, MESSENGER; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 17344380693     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00432-6     Document Type: Article

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