Effects of gap junction blocker on vasopressin and vasoactive intestinal polypeptide rhythms in the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus in vitro

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 43-47

  Shinohara, Kazuyuki ^a   Funabashi, Toshiya ^a   Mitushima, Dai ^a   Kimura, Fukuko ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythm; Gap junction; Suprachiasmatic nucleus; Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; HALOTHANE; OCTANOL; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAP JUNCTION; HORMONE RELEASE; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TISSUE CULTURE;

ANIMAL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; GAP JUNCTIONS; HALOTHANE; IN VITRO; NEURONS; OCTANOLS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 0034282255     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-0102(00)00141-3     Document Type: Article

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