17β-Oestradiol modulates in vitro electrical properties and responses to kainate of oxytocin neurones in lactating rats

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 524, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 457-470

  Israel, Jean Marc ^a   Poulain, Dominique A ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; KAINIC ACID; OXYTOCIN; CHOLESTEROL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; TAMOXIFEN; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTIESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; STEROID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HYPOTHALAMUS; LACTATION; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ACTION POTENTIAL AMPLITUDE; ACTION POTENTIAL DURATION; AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; ANIMAL CELL; BRAIN NERVE CELL; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMIC SLICE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KAINIC ACID; LACTATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; OXYTOCIN; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; STEROIDS; TAMOXIFEN;

EID: 0034655823     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2000.t01-2-00457.x     Document Type: Article

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