title: Evidence for the existence of three classes of neurokinin receptors in brain. Differential ontogeny of neurokinin-1, neurokinin-2 and neurokinin-3 binding sites in rat cerebral cortex.
abstract: The autoradiographic distribution of the 3 neurokinin (NK) receptor sub-types, NK-1, NK-2 and NK-3, was compared in rat cerebral cortex during post-natal development using [125I]Bolton-Hunter-substance P, (2-[125I]iodohistidyl1)neurokinin A and [125I]Bolton-Hunter-eledoisin as respective radioligands. Throughout brain development, NK-1 receptor sites are present in low densities with some enrichment seen in lamina III while NK-3 binding sites are concentrated in layers IV and V. However, it appears that NK-2 receptors are mostly expressed in lamina VI and only during the first two postnatal weeks. These results demonstrate further the existence and differential ontogeny of 3 classes of NK receptors in rat brain cortex.
authors: Douglas Hospital Research Centre, Verdun, Qué, Canada.
authors: T V
authors: TV
authors: Dam
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Escher
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Quirion
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D004600:Eledoisin / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D015288:Neurokinin A; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D018040:Receptors, Neurokinin-1; D018041:Receptors, Neurokinin-2; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D013373:Substance P / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D009479:Neuropeptides; D018040:Receptors, Neurokinin-1; D018041:Receptors, Neurokinin-2; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter; D013373:Substance P; D004600:Eledoisin; D015288:Neurokinin A