Neuronal actions of oxytocin on the subfornical organ of male rats

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 276, Issue 6 39-6, 1999, Pages

  Hosono, Takayoshi ^a   Schmid, Herbert A ^b   Kanosue, Kazuyuki ^a   Simon, Eckhart ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HEART AND LUNG RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II; Extracellular recording; Osmoregulation; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN; OXYTOCIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL INHIBITION; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBFORNICAL ORGAN; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033026069     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1999.276.6.e1004     Document Type: Article

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