Presence of pro-opiomelanocortin mRNA in the rat medial prefrontal cortex, nucleus accumbens and ventral tegmental area: Studies by RT-PCR and in situ hybridization techniques

Neuropeptides

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 421-431

  Leriche, Mariana ^a   Cote Vélez, Antonieta ^b   Méndez, Milagros ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PSIQUIATRÍA RAMÓN DE LA FUENTE MUÑIZ   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Dopaminergic mesocorticolimbic system; In situ hybridization; Nucleus accumbens; POMC peptides; Prefrontal cortex; Pro opiomelanocortin mRNA; RT PCR; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIA CELL; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

RATTUS;

EID: 36148988014     PISSN: 01434179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.npep.2007.08.004     Document Type: Article

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