κ-opioid receptor activation inhibits post-spike depolarizing after-potentials in rat supraoptic nucleus neurones in vitro

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 825-828

  Brown, Colin H ^a,b   Ghamari Langroudi, M ^a   Leng, G ^b   Bourque, C W ^a  

^a MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

488H; Electrophysiology; Nor binaltorphimine; Oxytocin; U50; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

3,4 DICHLORO N METHYL N [2 (1 PYRROLIDINYL)CYCLOHEXYL]BENZENEACETAMIDE METHANESULFONATE; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR; KAPPA OPIATE RECEPTOR AGONIST;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GIANT CELL; HYPOTHALAMUS; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS;

3,4-DICHLORO-N-METHYL-N-(2-(1-PYRROLIDINYL)-CYCLOHEXYL)-BENZENEACETAMIDE, (TRANS)-ISOMER; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; RATS; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, KAPPA; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0032720280     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1999.00419.x     Document Type: Article

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