Expression of proopiomelanocortin and proenkephalin mRNA in sexually dimorphic brain regions are altered in adult male and female rats treated prenatally with morphine

Journal of Peptide Research

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 399-408

  Slamberova R ^a,b   Hnatczuk, O C ^a   Vathy, I ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Gonadal hormones; In situ hybridization; Messenger ribonucleic acid; Prenatal morphine; Proenkephalin; Proopiomelanocortin; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; MESSENGER RNA; MORPHINE; PROENKEPHALIN; PROGESTERONE; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ENKEPHALINS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; MORPHINE; OVARIECTOMY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 2542561198     PISSN: 1397002X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3011.2004.00134.x     Document Type: Article

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