Influence of sex and estrous cycle on synaptic responses of the medial vestibular nuclei in rats: Role of circulating 17β-estradiol

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 87, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 319-327

  Grassi, Silvarosa ^a   Frondaroli, Adele ^a   Scarduzio, Mariangela ^a   Dieni, Cristina V ^a,b   Brecchia, Gabriele ^a   Boiti, Cristiano ^a   Pettorossi, Vito E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

17 Estradiol; Estrous cycle; Long term synaptic plasticity; Synaptic responsiveness; Vestibular neurons

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; ESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MEDIAL VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; ESTROUS CYCLE; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; QUINOXALINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SYNAPSES; TESTOSTERONE; VALINE; VESTIBULAR NUCLEI;

EID: 84856601101     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: 18732747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2011.11.008     Document Type: Article

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