Disruption of noradrenergic transmission and the behavioural response to a novel environment in NK1R-/- mice

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1195-1204

  Fisher, Amy S ^a   Stewart, R John ^a   Yan, Ting ^a   Hunt, Stephen P ^a   Stanford, S Clare ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

35S GTP S; Alpha2a adrenoceptor; Light dark exploration box; Microdialysis; NK1 receptor; Noradrenaline

Indexed keywords

2 (2 METHOXY 1,4 BENZODIOXAN 2 YL) 2 IMIDAZOLINE; AUTORECEPTOR; DESIPRAMINE; GUANOSINE 5' O (3 THIOTRIPHOSPHATE); NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FRONTAL CORTEX; GENOTYPE; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC UPTAKE INHIBITORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DESIPRAMINE; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FRONTAL LOBE; GUANOSINE 5'-O-(3-THIOTRIPHOSPHATE); IDAZOXAN; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICRODIALYSIS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PHOSPHORUS ISOTOPES; REACTION TIME; RECEPTORS, NEUROKININ-1;

EID: 33847208183     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05369.x     Document Type: Article

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