Effects of 17β-estradiol on synaptic plasticity in the rat medial vestibular nuclei

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 390-394

  Grassi, Silvarosa ^a   Frondaroli, Adele ^a   Dieni, Cristina ^a   Scarduzio, Mariangela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

De potentiation; High frequency stimulation; Long term potentiation; NMDA receptors; Vestibular field potential

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FREQUENCY MODULATION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; PHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ESTRADIOL; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VESTIBULAR NUCLEI;

EID: 66349111767     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480802566287     Document Type: Article

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