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Expression of melanocortin 1 receptor in periaqueductal gray matter
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1995
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Periaqueductal Gray MatterNeurotransmissionOptogeneticsCellular PhysiologySocial SciencesNeurologyNeurochemistryMc1 Receptor MrnaReceptor (Biochemistry)Nervous SystemCell BiologyPhotoreceptor CellNeurophysiologyCellular NeuroscienceNeuroanatomyMc1 ReceptorFunctional SelectivityNeuroscienceCentral Nervous SystemMedicine
The localization of the melanocortin 1 (MC1) receptor in brain was investigated by in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry. In rat periaqueductal gray matter (PAG), a small number of cells which displayed a punctate distribution showed a specific hybridization signal for MC1 receptor mRNA, whereas other regions studied were negative. In human PAG, the immunoreactivity for MC1 receptor was detected in scattered cells. These results indicate that a restricted distribution of MC1 receptor is present in the central nervous system.