Long-term potentiation in the rat medial vestibular nuclei depends on locally synthesized 17β-estradiol

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 29, Issue 34, 2009, Pages 10779-10783

  Grassi, Silvarosa ^a   Frondaroli, Adele ^a   Dieni, Cristina ^a   Scarduzio, Mariangela ^a   Pettorossi, Vito E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ESTRADIOL; LETROZOLE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; BICUCULLINE; BIOPHYSICS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; NITRILES; QUINOXALINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRIAZOLES; VALINE; VESTIBULAR NUCLEI;

EID: 69449092759     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1697-09.2009     Document Type: Article

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