Unique levels of expression of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunits and neuronal nitric oxide synthase in the rostral ventrolateral medulla of the spontaneously hypertensive rat

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 129, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 33-43

  Edwards, Mark A ^a   Loxley, Rhonda A ^a   Powers Martin, Kellysan ^a   Lipski, Janusz ^b   McKitrick, Douglas J ^c,d   Arnolda, Leonard F ^c,d   Phillips, Jacqueline K ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autonomic; Excitatory amino acid receptors: structure, function and expression; Hypertension; mRNA; Neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS); Neurotransmitters, modulators, transporters and receptors; NMDA receptor splice variants; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2A; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 2B; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR NR1 1A; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR NR1 1B; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR NR1 2A; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR NR1 2B; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR NR1 3A; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR NR1 3B; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR NR1 4A; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR NR1 4B; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR NR2C; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR NR2D; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN VARIANT; RAT; RAT STRAIN; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; RNA EXTRACTION; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYPERTENSION; ISOENZYMES; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; RATS, INBRED WKY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A;

EID: 4644342933     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molbrainres.2004.06.013     Document Type: Article

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