Dissociated adult rat subfornical organ neurons maintain membrane properties and angiotensin responsiveness for up to 6 days

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 409-415

  Ferguson, Alastair V ^a   Bicknell, John ^b   Carew, Mark A ^b   Mason, William T ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiotensin; Circumventricular organs; Electrophysiology; Sodium currents; Subfornical organEstrous cycle

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; SODIUM ION;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE; NERVE FIBER MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SODIUM CURRENT; SUBFORNICAL ORGAN;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUBFORNICAL ORGAN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030810071     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: 14230194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000127266     Document Type: Article

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