MCH-containing neurons in the hypothalamus of the cat: Searching for a role in the control of sleep and wakefulness

Brain Research

Volumn 1119, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 101-114

  Torterolo, Pablo ^a   Sampogna, Sharon ^b   Morales, Francisco R ^a,b   Chase, Michael H ^b,c  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA   (Uruguay)

^b WEBSCIENCES INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypocretin; MCH; Melanin concentrating hormone; Orexin; REM; Sleep

Indexed keywords

CARBACHOL; MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE; OREXIN; PROTEIN FOS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CAT; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; HISTOLOGY; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SLEEP; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WAKEFULNESS;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; CARBACHOL; CATS; CHOLINERGIC AGONISTS; HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MELANINS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDES; PITUITARY HORMONES; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; SLEEP; SLEEP, REM; SYNAPSES; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 33750456553     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2006.08.100     Document Type: Article

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