The influence of orexins on the firing rate and pattern of rat intergeniculate leaflet neurons - electrophysiological and immunohistological studies

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1406-1418

  Pekala, Dobromila ^a   Blasiak, Tomasz ^a   Raastad, Morten ^b   Lewandowski, Marian H ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Circadian; Immunofluorescence labeling; In vitro; Single unit recording

Indexed keywords

1 (2 METHYL 6 BENZOXAZOLYL) 3 (1,5 NAPHTHYRIDIN 4 YL)UREA; ENKEPHALIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; OREXIN 1 RECEPTOR; OREXIN 2 RECEPTOR; OREXIN A; OREXIN B;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERGENICULATE LEAFLET NEURON; INTERNEURON; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; OREXINERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPSE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BENZOXAZOLES; ENKEPHALINS; GENICULATE BODIES; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; MALE; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NEUROPEPTIDES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; UREA;

EID: 80055074168     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2011.07868.x     Document Type: Article

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