Osmotic regulation of neuronal activity: A new role for taurine and glial cells in a hypothalamic neuroendocrine structure

Progress in Neurobiology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 113-134

  Hussy, Nicolas ^a   Deleuze, Charlotte ^a   Desarménien, Michel G ^a   Moos, Françoise C ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Glycine receptors; Hypothalamus; Magnocellular neurons; Osmoregulation; Oxytocin; Supraoptic nucleus; Vasopressin; Volume sensitive chloride channels

Indexed keywords

ANION CHANNEL; GLYCINE RECEPTOR; OXYTOCIN; TAURINE; VASOPRESSIN;

ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ASTROCYTE; CELL VOLUME; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; OSMORECEPTOR; OSMOREGULATION; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; TAURINE; WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE;

EID: 0034309846     PISSN: 03010082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-0082(99)00071-4     Document Type: Review

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