The oxytocin-induced inward current in vagal neurons of the rat is mediated by G protein activation but not by an increase in the intracellular calcium concentration

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2605-2612

  Alberi, Stefano ^a   Dreifuss, Jean Jacques ^a   Raggenbass, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Brain slice; cAMP; Neuropeptide; Whole cell recording

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO CYCLIC AMP; 9 (TETRAHYDRO 2 FURYL)ADENINE; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL 1,2 BIS(2 AMINOPHENYL) ETHER N,N,N',N' TETRAACETIC ACID; FORSKOLIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; OXYTOCIN; PROTEIN KINASE C;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; BRAIN STEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0031420286     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.1997.tb01690.x     Document Type: Article

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