Lithium enhances cortical mRNA expression in ovariectomized C57BL/6J mice

Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 288-296

  Valdés, James J ^a   Ramirez, Franchesca M ^a   Juarez, Barbara ^a   Weeks, Ophelia I ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lithium; mRNA; Ovariectomy

Indexed keywords

LITHIUM CHLORIDE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BONE; BRAIN CORTEX; C57BL MOUSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIECTOMY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; ORGAN SIZE; OVARIECTOMY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; UTERUS;

EID: 78149266105     PISSN: 00651400     EISSN: 00651400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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