Demonstration of action-potential-producing cells in the rat pineal gland in vitro and their regulation by norepinephrine and nitric oxide

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 183, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 573-581

  Schenda, J ^a   Vollrath, L ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

In vitro; Nitric oxide; Norepinephrine; Rat pineal gland; Spontaneous spike activity

Indexed keywords

8 BROMO CYCLIC AMP; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CYCLIC GMP; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ISOPRENALINE; N(G) NITROARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; NORADRENALIN; PENICILLAMINE; S NITRO N ACETYLPENICILLAMINE; S-NITRO-N-ACETYLPENICILLAMINE; THIOL REAGENT;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PINEAL BODY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

8-BROMO CYCLIC ADENOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CYCLIC GMP; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROARGININE; NITROPRUSSIDE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PENICILLAMINE; PINEAL GLAND; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SULFHYDRYL REAGENTS; SYMPATHOMIMETICS;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032213428     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050283     Document Type: Article

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