Nitric oxide inhibits electrically active units in the rat pineal gland

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 53-58

  Schenda, J ^a   Vollrath, L ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Extracellular recordings; In vitro; Nitric oxide; Pineal gland; Spontaneously active cells

Indexed keywords

N ACETYL S NITROSOPENICILLAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PINEALOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURAL INHIBITION; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE; PENICILLAMINE; PINEAL GLAND; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; S-NITROSO-N-ACETYLPENICILLAMINE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031033690     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01271293     Document Type: Article

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