Characteristics of glycemia-sensitive neurons in the nucleus tractus solitarii: Possible involvement in nutritional regulation

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 93-100

  Yettefti, Khadija ^a   Orsini, Jean Claude ^a   Perrin, Jean ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Catecholaminergic neurons; Clonidine; Energy balance; Feeding behavior; Glucose; Hyperglycemia; Hypoglycemia; Microelectrophoresis; Solitary tract nucleus; Unit activity

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; GLUCOSE; KETAMINE;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS;

EID: 0031024203     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(96)00358-7     Document Type: Article

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