Genetic functional inactivation of neuronal nitric oxide synthase affects stress-related Fos expression in specific brain regions

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1498-1506

  Salchner, P ^a   Lubec, G ^b   Engelmann, M ^c   Orlando, G F ^c   Wolf, G ^c   Sartori, S B ^a   Hoeger, H ^b   Singewald, N ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

c Fos; Forced swimming; Knock out; NADPH diaphorase; Neuronal nitric oxide synthase; Open field; Plasma corticosterone

Indexed keywords

NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROTEIN FOS;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; CAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTATE GYRUS; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; GENE FUNCTION; GENE INACTIVATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; IMMOBILIZATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LIMBIC SYSTEM; LOCOMOTION; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD TEST; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; STRESS; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 3042728730     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-004-4140-x     Document Type: Article

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