Taurine selectively modulates the secretory activity of vasopressin neurons in conscious rats

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1047-1055

  Engelmann, Mario ^a,b   Ludwig, Mike ^c   Singewald, Nicolas ^d   Ebner, Karl ^b   Sabatier, Nancy ^c   Lubec, Gert ^e   Landgraf, Rainer ^b   Wotjak, Carsten T ^b  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

GABA; Glial cells; In vivo electrophysiology; Microdialysis; Oxytocin; Stress; Supraoptic nucleus

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 6 AMINOMETHYL 3 METHYL 4H 1,2,4 BENZOTHIADIAZINE 1,1 DIOXIDE; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICUCULLINE; OXYTOCIN; TAURINE; TAURINE ANTAGONIST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASOPRESSIN;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONSCIOUSNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FORCED SWIMMING TEST; MALE; MEDIATOR RELEASE; MICRODIALYSIS; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; VASOPRESSIN RELEASE; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID; BENZOTHIADIAZINES; BICUCULLINE; CONSCIOUSNESS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; OXYTOCIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; STRESS; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; SWIMMING; TAURINE; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 0035783727     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0953-816X.2001.01729.x     Document Type: Article

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