High levels of histidine decarboxylase in the striatum of mice and rats
Krusong K, Ercan-Sencicek AG, Xu M, Ohtsu H, Anderson GM, State MW, Pittenger C. High levels of histidine decarboxylase in the striatum of mice and rats. Neuroscience Letters 2011, 495: 110-114. PMID: 21440039, PMCID: PMC3081964, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2011.03.050.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCorpus StriatumHistamineHistidine DecarboxylaseMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutOrgan SpecificityRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyConceptsPosterior hypothalamusBasal gangliaHistamine receptorsHistidine decarboxylaseHDC knockout miceStriatum of miceCentral nervous systemHDC proteinTuberomamillary nucleusFunctional innervationHistamine metabolismAxonal projectionsMouse striatumHigh levelsKnockout miceForebrain structuresHistamine levelsNervous systemStriatumNeurotransmitter histamineWestern blotHypothalamusRatsMiceSimilar high levels