The adaptive brain: Glenn Hatton and the supraoptic nucleus

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 318-329

  Leng, Gareth ^a   Moos, F C ^b   Armstron, W E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NutriNeuro Bordeaux University   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Hypothalamus; Oxytocin; Pituicytes; Pituitary; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ASTROCYTE; CELL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; NERVE CELL; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; ADAPTATION; BRAIN; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BRAIN; HUMANS; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 77957340085     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2010.01997.x     Document Type: Review

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