Urotensin-II, a neuropeptide ligand for GPR14, induces c-fos in the rat brain

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 493, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 95-98

  Gartlon, Jane E ^a   Ashmeade, Tracey ^a   Duxon, Mark ^a   Hagan, Jim J ^a   Jones, Declan N C ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

c fos; GPR14; Urotensin II; UT receptor

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN C FOS; RECEPTOR GPR14; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROTENSIN II;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CINGULATE GYRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE C FOS; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GENE EXPRESSION; GREAT BRITAIN; GYRUS CINGULI; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; LIGANDS; MALE; MIDLINE THALAMIC NUCLEI; NEUROPEPTIDES; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; UROTENSINS;

EID: 2942511923     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2004.04.009     Document Type: Article

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