WATER-DEPRIVATION IN THE RAT INDUCES NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE (NOS) GENE-EXPRESSION IN THE HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR AND SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEI

Authors
UETA Y LEVY A CHOWDREY HS LIGHTMAN SL
Citation
Y. Ueta et al., WATER-DEPRIVATION IN THE RAT INDUCES NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE (NOS) GENE-EXPRESSION IN THE HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR AND SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEI, Neuroscience research, 23(3), 1995, pp. 317-319
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences
Journal title
Neuroscience research → ACNP
ISSN journal
01680102
Volume
23
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
317 - 319
Database
ISI
SICI code
0168-0102(1995)23:3<317:WITRIN>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
We examined the effects of water deprivation on nitric oxide synthase (NOS) gene expression in the rat hypothalamic paraventricular (PVN) an d supraoptic nuclei (SON), using in situ hybridization histochemistry. Dehydration caused a significant increase in NOS gene transcripts in the PVN and SON but not in the subfornical organ (SFO). The results su ggest that dehydration has a major effect on the NOS gene expression i n the PVN and SON.