Blockade of α2-adrenoceptors induces Arc gene expression in rat brain in a glutamate receptor-dependent manner: A combined qPCR, in situ hybridisation and immunocytochemistry study

Neuropharmacology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 992-1001

  Serres, Florence ^a   Rodriguez, Marianne ^b   Rivet, Jean Michel ^b   Galizzi, Jean Pierre ^b   Lockhart, Brian ^b   Sharp, Trevor ^a   Millan, Mark J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b IdR Servier ^*  (France)

Author keywords

2 Adrenoceptor; AMPA; Arc; Glutamate; MGluR; NMDA; Noradrenaline

Indexed keywords

1 (4 AMINOPHENYL) 4 METHYL 7,8 METHYLENEDIOXY 5H 2,3 BENZODIAZEPINE; 2 (2 METHOXY 1,4 BENZODIOXAN 2 YL) 2 IMIDAZOLINE; 2 AMINO 2 (2 CARBOXYCYCLOPROPYL) 3 (XANTHEN 9 YL)PROPIONIC ACID; 2 METHYL 6 (PHENYLETHYNYL)PYRIDINE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ATIPAMEZOLE; DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 5; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARC GENE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN TISSUE; CAUDATE PUTAMEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRONTAL CORTEX; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INDUCTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PARIETAL CORTEX; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUTAMEN; RAT;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; IDAZOXAN; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMIDAZOLES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, AMPA; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; RECEPTORS, METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; RNA; SEROTONIN;

EID: 84865241215     PISSN: 00283908     EISSN: 18737064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2012.06.068     Document Type: Article

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