Plasticity in the electrophysiological properties of oxytocin neurons

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 73-80

  Armstrong, William E ^a   Stern, Javier E ^b   Teruyama, Ryoichi ^a  

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

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Glutamate; Paraventricular nucleus; Supraoptic nucleus; Synapses; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; OBSTETRICS;

ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL STUDIES; GLUTAMATE; NEUROHYPOPHYSEAL HORMONES; PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; PROPERTY; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; SYNAPSE; UTERINE CONTRACTION; VASOPRESSIN;

NEURONS;

CALCIUM; GLUTAMIC ACID; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; STEROID HORMONE; VASOPRESSIN RECEPTOR;

AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; ARTICLE; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FACILITATION; HORMONE ACTION; LACTATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REBOUND; SENSORY STIMULATION; STIMULUS SECRETION COUPLING; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037081035     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.10019     Document Type: Article

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