Supraoptic oxytocin and vasopressin neurones show differential sensitivity to the neurosteroid pregnenolone sulphate

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 829-837

  Richardson, C M ^a   Wakerley, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glutamate; Neurosteroid; Oxytocin neurones; Pregnenolone sulphate; Vasopressin neurones

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; 6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; OXYTOCIN; PICROTOXIN; POTASSIUM ION; PREGNENOLONE SULFATE; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATION; FEMALE; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS;

ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONS; OXYTOCIN; PREGNENOLONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 0031789378     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1998.00270.x     Document Type: Article

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