Reduced neuropeptide Y mRNA expression in the central nucleus of amygdala of alcohol preferring (P) rats: Its potential involvement in alcohol preference and anxiety

Brain Research

Volumn 1014, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 251-254

  Suzuki, Ryoji ^a   Lumeng, Lawrence ^a   McBride, William J ^a   Li, Ting Kai ^a,b   Hwang, Bang H ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol preference; Anxiety; Central nucleus of amygdala; Neural basis of behavior; Neuropeptides and behavior; NPY mRNA

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NEUROPEPTIDE Y;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD PREFERENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BASE SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RATS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 2942744339     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.04.037     Document Type: Article

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