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Behavioral and Neurochemical Alterations in Mice Deficient in Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase Suggest Therapeutic Potential for Psychiatric Indications
Published in Neuropsychopharmacology (New York, N.Y.) (01-02-2008)“…The receptor tyrosine kinase product of the anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene has been implicated in oncogenesis as a product of several chromosomal…”
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Basal expression of bradykinin B1 receptor in the spinal cord in humans and rats
Published in Neuroreport (08-08-2001)“…The bradykinin B1 receptor has been considered as a receptor induced by tissue injury and inflammation mainly in the peripheral tissues. In the present study,…”
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Utility of Long-Term Cultured Human Hepatocytes as an in Vitro Model for Cytochrome P450 Induction
Published in Drug metabolism and disposition (01-02-2007)“…Cytochrome P450 (P450) induction may have considerable implications for drug therapy. Therefore, understanding the induction potential of a new chemical entity…”
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Characterization of a Novel Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Receptor, Edg-8
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (12-05-2000)“…Three G protein-coupled receptors (Edg-1, Edg-3, and Edg-5) for the lysolipid phosphoric acid mediator sphingosine 1-phosphate have been described by molecular…”
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θ , a Novel γ -Aminobutyric Acid Type A Receptor Subunit
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (17-08-1999)“…γ -Aminobutyric acid type A (GABA-A) receptors are a major mediator of inhibitory neurotransmission in the mammalian central nervous system, and the site of…”
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Molecular and Functional Diversity of the Expanding GABA-A Receptor Gene Family
Published in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (01-04-1999)“…Fast inhibitory neurotransmission in the mammalian CNS is mediated primarily by the neurotransmitter γ‐aminobutyric acid (GABA), which, upon binding to its…”
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A genetically modified mouse model probing the selective action of ifenprodil at the N-methyl-d-aspartate type 2B receptor
Published in Molecular and cellular neuroscience (01-09-2006)“…Selective antagonism of N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) 2B subunit containing receptors has been suggested to have potential therapeutic application for multiple…”
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Characterisation of a sphingosine 1-phosphate-activated Ca2+ signalling pathway in human neuroblastoma cells
Published in Journal of neuroscience research (15-07-2003)“…Sphingosine 1‐phosphate (S1P) has assumed great importance within neuroscience research because of putative links between S1P‐sensitive Edg receptors and…”
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Cloning and Expression of a Novel Neuropeptide Y Receptor
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (12-07-1996)“…The neuropeptide Y family of peptides, which includes neuropeptide Y (NPY), peptide YY (PYY), and pancreatic polypeptide (PP), are found in the central and…”
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Distribution of 5-ht5A, 5-ht5B, 5-ht6 and 5-HT7 receptor mRNAs in the rat brain
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Quantitative Comparison of Pretreatment Regimens Used to Sensitize In Situ Hybridization Using Oligonucleotide Probes on Paraffin-embedded Brain Tissue
Published in The journal of histochemistry and cytochemistry (01-12-1997)“…Paraffin embedding of tissue is generally perceived to dramatically reduce RNA detectability. As a consequence, in situ hybridization on paraffin-embedded…”
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Distribution of novel CGRP1 receptor and adrenomedullin receptor mRNAs in the rat central nervous system
Published in Brain research. Molecular brain research. (01-06-1998)“…Recent cloning studies have isolated receptors which confer specific responsiveness to calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP) and the related peptide…”
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Retrieval of cellular mRNA in paraffin-embedded human brain using hydrated autoclaving
Published in Journal of neuroscience methods (01-12-1997)“…The aims of this study were to determine the optimal pretreatment of paraffin-embedded human brain sections for in situ hybridization using oligonucleotide…”
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Striatal NMDAR2B mRNA expression after bilateral cortical and unilateral nigral deafferentation
Published in Neuroreport (29-02-1996)“…We have studies by in situ hybridization histochemistry the regulation of NMDAR2B mRNA expression by dopaminergic (DA) and cortical glutamatergic afferent…”
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Neuronally Restricted RNA Splicing Regulates the Expression of a Novel GABAA Receptor Subunit Conferring Atypical Functional Properties
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (01-07-1997)“…We report the isolation and characterization of a cDNA encoding a novel member of the GABA receptor gene family, epsilon. This polypeptide is 506 amino acids…”
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A Receptor in Pituitary and Hypothalamus that Functions in Growth Hormone Release
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (16-08-1996)“…Small synthetic molecules termed growth hormone secretagogues (GHSs) act on the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus to stimulate and amplify pulsatile growth…”
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Regional and cellular localization of calcitonin gene-related peptide-receptor component protein mRNA in the guinea-pig central nervous system
Published in Brain research. Molecular brain research. (20-03-1999)“…Recent cloning studies have isolated proteins which confer responsiveness to calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP). In this study, we have determined the…”
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Molecular characterization of adult mouse subventricular zone progenitor cells during the onset of differentiation
Published in The European journal of neuroscience (01-08-2006)“…Adult mouse subventricular zone (SVZ) neural progenitor cells (NPCs) retain the capacity to generate multiple lineages in vitro and in vivo. Thus far, the…”
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β-amyloid precursor protein-deficient mice show reactive gliosis and decreased locomotor activity
Published in Cell (19-05-1995)“…In several pedigrees of early onset familial Alzheimer's disease (FAD), point mutations in the β-amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene are genetically linked to…”
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Neuronally Restricted RNA Splicing Regulates the Expression of a Novel GABA A Receptor Subunit Conferring Atypical Functional Properties
Published in The Journal of neuroscience (01-07-1997)“…We report the isolation and characterization of a cDNA encoding a novel member of the GABA receptor gene family, ε. This polypeptide is 506 amino acids in…”
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