Differences in the properties of ionotropic glutamate synaptic currents in oxytocin and vasopressin neuroendocrine neurons

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 3367-3375

  Stern, Javier E ^a,b   Galarreta, Mario ^a   Foehring, Robert C ^a   Hestrin, Shaul ^a   Armstrong, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AMPA receptors; Hypothalamus; NMDA receptors; Oxytocin; Synaptic transmission; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; CALCIUM ION; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; OXYTOCIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN SLICE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS NUCLEUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

EID: 0033135355     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.19-09-03367.1999     Document Type: Article

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