Cyclic estrogenic fluctuation influences synaptic transmission of the medial vestibular nuclei in female rats

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 434-439

  Pettorossi, Vito E ^a   Frondaroli, Adele ^a   Grassi, Silvarosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Estrous cycle; high frequency stimulation; long term depression; long term potentiation; vestibular field potential

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MEDIAL VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VESTIBULAR NERVE;

5-ALPHA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; ANIMALS; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; DIESTRUS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FINASTERIDE; NITRILES; PROESTRUS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TRIAZOLES; VESTIBULAR NUCLEI;

EID: 79952648857     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016489.2010.536992     Document Type: Article

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