Functional heterogeneity of the responses of histaminergic neuron subpopulations to various stress challenges

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 3069-3079

  Miklos I H ^a   Kovacs K J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

c Fos; Histamine; Histidine decarboxylase; Rat; Tuberomammillary nucleus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; HISTIDINE DECARBOXYLASE; INSULIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN C FOS;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BEHAVIOR; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DRINKING; FEEDING; HISTAMINE RELEASE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MARKER GENE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; OSMOTIC STRESS; POSTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHOCK; STRESS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CELL COUNT; DEHYDRATION; ELECTROSHOCK; HISTAMINE; HISTIDINE DECARBOXYLASE; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHALAMIC AREA, LATERAL; IMMOBILIZATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INSULIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MALE; NEURONS; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SALINE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC; STRESS;

EID: 17444443458     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2003.03033.x     Document Type: Article

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