Electrophysiological and neurochemical characterization of neurons of the medial preoptic area in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)

Brain Research

Volumn 1029, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 224-240

  Cornil, Charlotte A ^a   Seutin, Vincent ^a   Motte, Patrick ^a   Balthazart, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Dopamine; Glutamate; Intracellular recording; Norepinephrine; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

3 AMINO 2 (3 CARBOXYPROPYL) 6 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PYRIDAZINIUM BROMIDE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ARECAIDINE; AROMATASE; BIOCYTIN; DOPAMINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; KAINIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NICKEL; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTURNIX; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTRACELLULAR RECORDING; MALE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; MEMBRANE CURRENT; NERVE CELL; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC POTENTIAL;

6-CYANO-7-NITROQUINOXALINE-2,3-DIONE; ALPHA-AMINO-3-HYDROXY-5-METHYL-4-ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; COTURNIX; DOPAMINE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; GABA AGONISTS; GABA ANTAGONISTS; ISONICOTINIC ACIDS; KAINIC ACID; MALE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PREOPTIC AREA; PYRIDAZINES; SYMPATHOMIMETICS;

EID: 7944237253     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.09.047     Document Type: Article

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