Acute estrogen potentiates excitatory responses of neurons in rat hypothalamic ventromedial nucleus

Brain Research

Volumn 1043, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 124-131

  Kow, L M ^a   Easton, A ^a   Pfaff, D W ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Neurons; Ventromedial nucleus

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; HISTAMINE; ION CHANNEL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GENOMICS; HORMONE ACTION; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; LORDOSIS; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 18044395713     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2005.02.068     Document Type: Article

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