Opposite long-term synaptic effects of 17β-estradiol and 5α-dihydrotestosterone and localization of their receptors in the medial vestibular nucleus of rats

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 97, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-7

  Grassi, Silvarosa ^a   Scarduzio, Mariangela ^a   Panichi, Roberto ^a   Dall'Aglio, Cecilia ^a   Boiti, Cristiano ^a   Pettorossi, Vito E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; 5 Dihydrotestosterone; Androgen receptors; Estradiol receptors; Immunohistochemistry; Vestibular neurons

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTANOLONE; AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MALE; MEDIAL VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; VESTIBULAR STIMULATION;

17Β-ESTRADIOL; 17Β-OESTRADIOL; 5Α-DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; ACSF; ADP; AFTERDEPOLARIZATION POTENTIAL; AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; AHP; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANDROGEN RECEPTORS; ANOVA; AR; ARO; ARTIFICIAL CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; C; CENTRAL; D; DAB; DHT; DIAMINOBENZIDINE; DORSAL; E2; EPSP; ER; ESTRADIOL RECEPTORS; ESTROGEN RECEPTORS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HFS; HIGH FREQUENCY STIMULATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVE; IR; LONG-TERM DEPRESSION; LONG-TERM POTENTIATION; LTD; LTP; MEDIAL VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MVN; P450-AROMATASE; PBS; PHOSPHATE BUFFER SOLUTION; T; TESTOSTERONE; V; VENTRAL; VESTIBULAR NEURONS; VM;

ANIMALS; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; MALE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RECEPTORS, ESTRADIOL; VESTIBULAR NUCLEI;

EID: 84879376367     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: 18732747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2013.05.006     Document Type: Article

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