Synaptic regulation of proopiomelanocortin neurons can occur distal to the arcuate nucleus

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 3298-3304

  Hentges, Shane T ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ENDOCANNABINOID; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; 1 (2,4 DICHLOROPHENYL) 5 (4 IODOPHENYL) 4 METHYL N (1 PIPERIDYL) 1H PYRAZOLE 3 CARBOXAMIDE; 2,3 DIHYDRO 5 METHYL 3 (MORPHOLINOMETHYL) 6 (1 NAPHTHOYL)PYRROLO[1,2,3 DE][1,4]BENZOXAZINE; BENZOXAZINE DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MORPHOLINE DERIVATIVE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN SLICE; DENDRITE; ENERGY BALANCE; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPSE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; C57BL MOUSE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; IN VITRO STUDY; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BENZOXAZINES; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MORPHOLINES; NAPHTHALENES; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PIPERIDINES; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; PYRAZOLES; SYNAPSES;

EID: 34447336436     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00051.2007     Document Type: Article

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