Activation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors regulates basal electrical activity of oxytocin and vasopressin neurons in lactating rats

Neuroscience

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 993-1002

  Moos, F C ^a   Rossi, K ^a   Richard, Ph ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

bursting activity; hypothalamus; phasic activity; spike patterning; supraoptic nucleus; tonic activity

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; OXYTOCIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LACTATION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK EJECTION; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONS; OXYTOCIN; PERIODICITY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; REFLEX; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 0030964089     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(96)00536-2     Document Type: Article

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