Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase increases synaptophysin mRNA expression in the hippocampal formation of rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 421, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 72-76

  Joca, Sâmia R L ^b   Guimarães, Francisco S ^a   Del Bel, Elaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences   (Brazil)

Author keywords

In situ hybridization; Nitric oxide hippocampus; Synaptophysin

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CINGULATE GYRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; DENSITOMETRY; DENTATE GYRUS; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE EXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROARGININE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

EID: 34250183067     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2007.05.026     Document Type: Article

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