Electrophysiological studies of oxytocin neurons in organotypic slice cultures

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 449, Issue , 1998, Pages 135-145

  Jourdain, P ^a   Dupouy, B ^a   Bonhomme, R ^a   Theodosis, D T ^a   Poulain, D A ^a   Israel, J M ^a  

^a INSTITUT FRANÇOIS MAGENDIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; OXYTOCIN;

BASEMENT MEMBRANE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; INNERVATION; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031649549     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4615-4871-3_16     Document Type: Review

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