Effects of osmotic pressure and brain-derived neurotrophic factor on the survival of postnatal hypothalamic oxytocinergic and vasopressinergic neurons in dissociated cell culture

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 145-152

  Kusano, K ^a   House, S B ^a   Gainer, H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

BDNF; Coexistence; Dissociated cell culture; Hypothalamus; Osmotic pressure; Oxytocin; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; VASOPRESSIN; VASOPRESSIN RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEPOLARIZATION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MONOLAYER CULTURE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; TIME;

EID: 0032903415     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1999.00296.x     Document Type: Article

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