Neuroanatomical and pharmacological evidence for a functional interaction between GABAergic and NPY-Y1 transmission in the amygdala of Y 1R/LacZ transgenic mice

Critical Reviews in Neurobiology

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 33-41

  Eva, Carola ^a,c   Mele, Paolo ^a   Oberto, Alessandra ^a   Panzica, GianCarlo ^a   Giuseppina Pisu, Maria ^b   Serra, Mariangela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c Sezione di Farmacologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amygdala; GABA; Neuroactive steroids; NPY Y1 receptors; Stress; Transgenic mice

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ABECARNIL; DIAZEPAM; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NEUROPEPTIDE Y1 RECEPTOR; STEROID;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANXIETY; FEAR; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; GENE EXPRESSION; LACZ REPORTER GENE; MOUSE; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; REVIEW; STRESS; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GENES, REPORTER; LAC OPERON; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 9744284995     PISSN: 08920915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevNeurobiol.v16.i12.30     Document Type: Review

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