Effects of RFamide-Related Peptide (RFRP)-1 and RFRP-3 on oxytocin release and anxiety-related behaviour in rats

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-27

  Kaewwongse, Maroot ^a   Takayanagi, Yuki ^a   Onaka, Tatsushi ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH); Anxiety; Oxytocin; RFRP; Stress; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROPEPTIDE; OXYTOCIN; PROTEIN FOS; RFAMIDE RELATED PEPTIDE 1; RFAMIDE RELATED PEPTIDE 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; NEUROPEPTIDES; OXYTOCIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, NEUROPEPTIDE; RNA, MESSENGER; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78650141967     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2010.02077.x     Document Type: Article

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