Age-associated changes in mRNA levels of Phox2, norepinephrine transporter and dopamine β-hydroxylase in the locus coeruleus and adrenal glands of rats

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 828-838

  Zhu, Meng Yang ^a   Wang, Wei Ping ^a   Iyo, Abiye H ^a   Ordway, Gregory A ^a   Kim, Kwang Soo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dopamine hydroxylase; Gene regulation; Locus coeruleus; Norepinephrine transporter; Phox2; Rat brain

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; MESSENGER RNA; NORADRENALIN TRANSPORTER; PROTEIN; PROTEIN PHOX2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL GLAND; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; MARKER GENE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADRENAL GLANDS; AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; DOPAMINE BETA-HYDROXYLASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NOREPINEPHRINE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SYMPORTERS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 23244458905     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2005.03245.x     Document Type: Article

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