Neuronal nitric oxide synthase gene inactivation reduces the expression of vasopressin in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus and of catecholamine biosynthetic enzymes in the adrenal gland of the mouse

Stress

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-51

  Orlando, G F ^a   Langnaese, K ^a   Schulz, C ^a   Wolf, G ^a   Engelmann, M ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epinephrine; Forced swimming; Neuronal nitric oxide synthase; Norepinephrine; Oxytocin; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NORADRENALIN; OXYTOCIN; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N METHYLTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN; TRYOSINE HYDROXYLASE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASOPRESSIN;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; GENE; GENOTYPE; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE GENE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; WILD TYPE;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATECHOLAMINES; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DOWN-REGULATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; OXYTOCIN; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PHENYLETHANOLAMINE N-METHYLTRANSFERASE; RNA, MESSENGER; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 37849041368     PISSN: 10253890     EISSN: 16078888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10253890701449867     Document Type: Article

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