Research Abstract
Changes in preproenkephalin mRNA after unilateral and bilateral labyrinthectomy in the rat medial vestibular nucleus.
Saika T, Takeda N, Kiyama H, Kubo T, Tohyama M, Matsunaga T
Brain research. Molecular brain research
Aug 1, 1993
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Abstract
We examined the expression of preproenkephalin (PPE) mRNA in the vestibular nuclei in rats using in situ hybridization histochemistry. In normal rats, PPE mRNA-positive cells were observed in the medial and spinal vestibular nuclei. After unilateral labyrinthectomy, PPE mRNA was increased in the medial vestibular nucleus on the operated side from the 1st through the 3rd day after the surgery. It is suggested that the changes in PPE mRNA level after labyrinthectomy are involved in vestibular compensation.
Affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology, Osaka University Medical School, Japan.
External References
- PubMed ID:
- 8412568
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