α-MSH and γ-MSH modulate early release of hypothalamic PGE2 and NO induced by IL-1β differently

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 409, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 168-172

  Cragnolini, Andrea Beatriz ^a   Caruso, Carla ^b   Lasaga, Mercedes ^b   Scimonelli, Teresa Nieves ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Hypothalamus; Interleukin 1 ; Melanocortins; Nitric oxide; Prostaglandin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; GAMMA INTERMEDIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; MELANOCORTIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ALPHA-MSH; ANIMALS; DINOPROSTONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG COMBINATIONS; GAMMA-MSH; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTERLEUKIN-1BETA; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 33750445287     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2006.09.034     Document Type: Article

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