Hydrogen sulfide augments synaptic neurotransmission in the nucleus of the solitary tract

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1822-1832

  Austgen, James R ^a,b   Hermann, Gerlinda E ^c   Dantzler, Heather A ^b   Rogers, Richard C ^c   Kline, David D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aminooxyacetate; Cystathionine synthase; Electrophysiology; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

AMINOOXYACETIC ACID; CALCIUM; CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM RESPONSE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

AMINOOXYACETIC ACID; ANIMALS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CYSTATHIONINE BETA-SYNTHASE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 80054012549     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: 15221598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00463.2011     Document Type: Article

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