Hypothalamic vasopressin response to stress and various physiological stimuli: Visualization in transgenic animal models

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 221-226

  Ueta, Yoichi ^a   Dayanithi, Govindin ^b   Fujihara, Hiroaki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

C fos; Green fluorescent protein; Homeostasis; Red fluorescent protein; Transgenic rat; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; COLCHICINE; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PROTEIN C FOS; RED FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; RED FLUORESCENT PROTEIN 1; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENALECTOMY; BEHAVIORAL STRESS; CHRONIC PAIN; DEHYDRATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FUSION GENE; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; LOCUS CERULEUS; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PARAVENTRICULAR THALAMIC NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SALT LOADING; SEPTIC SHOCK; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; TRANSGENIC RAT;

ANIMALS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MODELS, ANIMAL; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; RATS; RATS, TRANSGENIC; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 79851514552     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2010.12.007     Document Type: Review

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