Physiological pathways regulating the activity of magnocellular neurosecretory cells

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 625-655

  Leng, Gareth ^a   Brown, Colin H ^a   Russell, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; BURST FORMING UNIT; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MILK EJECTION; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC INHIBITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STOCHASTIC MODEL; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; CELL SIZE; CHOLECYSTOKININ; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; VASOPRESSINS; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 0032980373     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0082(98)00072-0     Document Type: Review

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