Effects of neurotensin on neurons in the rat central amygdaloid nucleus in vitro

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 135-141

  Lu, Yun Fei ^a   Moriwaki, Akiyoshi ^a   Hayashi, Yasushi ^a   Tomizawa, Kazuhito ^a   Itano, Toshifumi ^b   Matsui, Hideki ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Brain slice; Central amygdaloid nucleus; Neuromedin N; Neurotensin; Neurotensin fragment; Septal nucleus

Indexed keywords

NEUROMEDIN N; NEUROTENSIN; NEUROTENSIN[8-13];

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ISOLATION; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0029891648     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0361-9230(96)00044-5     Document Type: Article

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