Electrophysiological effects of ghrelin on pedunculopontine tegmental neurons in rats: An in vitro study

Peptides

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 745-757

  Kim, Juhyon ^a   Nakajima, Kazuki ^a   Oomura, Yutaka ^b   Wayner, Matthew J ^c   Sasaki, Kazuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

d Lys3 GHRP 6; Cholinergic neurons; Ghrelin; Ionic mechanism; Pedunculopontine tegmental nucleus; Sleep; Wakefulness

Indexed keywords

[DEXTRO LYSINE 3 ] HISTIDYL DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYLALANYLTRYPTOPHYL DEXTRO PHENYLALANYLLYSINAMIDE; CALCIUM; GHRELIN; NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN INHIBITOR; SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN STEM; CELL LEVEL; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG INHIBITION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PEDUNCULOPONTINE TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; POSTSYNAPTIC INHIBITION; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHOLE CELL;

ANIMALS; GHRELIN; MALE; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PEDUNCULOPONTINE TEGMENTAL NUCLEUS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SODIUM-CALCIUM EXCHANGER;

RATTUS;

EID: 62749142479     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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