Age-related changes in brain proDynorphin gene expression in the rat

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1343-1347

  Kotz, Catherine M ^a,b,c   Weldon, Derik ^e   Billington, Charles J ^a,b,c   Levine, Allen S ^a,b,c,d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aged; Aging; Brain; Dynorphin; Feeding behavior; Opioids

Indexed keywords

DYNORPHIN; PRODYNORPHIN;

AGING; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; FEEDING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PUTAMEN; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; TASTE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; ENKEPHALINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT;

EID: 4644287420     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2004.02.025     Document Type: Article

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