Mineralo- and glucocorticoid receptor mRNAs are differently regulated by corticosterone in the rat hippocampus and anterior pituitary

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 174-184

  Hügin Flores, Mirza E ^a,b   Steimer, Thierry ^a   Aubert, Michel L ^b   Schulz, Pierre ^a  

^a Clinical Psychopharmacology Unit   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adrenal steroid receptors; Hippocampus; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; RECEPTORS, MINERALOCORTICOID; RNA, MESSENGER; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2542541326     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000078099     Document Type: Article

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