Tissue-specific expression of tryptophan hydroxylase mRNAs in the rat midbrain: Anatomical evidence and daily profiles

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 895-901

  Malek, Zeina S ^a   Dardente, Hugues ^a   Pevet, Paul ^a   Raison, Sylvie ^a  

^a CENTRE DE NEUROCHIMIE   (France)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; In situ hybridization; Raphe nuclei; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENICULATE BODY; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAPHE NUCLEUS; RAT; RNA ANALYSIS; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TPH1 GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; SEROTONIN; TIME FACTORS; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

EID: 24144444539     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2005.04264.x     Document Type: Article

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