α-MSH exerts direct postsynaptic excitatory effects on NTS neurons and enhances GABAergic signaling in the NTS

Neuroscience

Volumn 262, Issue , 2014, Pages 70-82

  Mimee, A ^a   Kuksis, M ^a   Ferguson, A V ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

melanocyte stimulating hormone; Brainstem; Electrophysiology; GABA; Melanocortins; Nucleus of the solitary tract

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; ALPHA INTERMEDIN; TETRODOTOXIN; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MALE; MEMBRANE ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; WHOLE CELL PATCH CLAMP; ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; DRUG EFFECTS; IN VITRO STUDY; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PATCH CLAMP TECHNIQUE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; SYNAPSE; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE;

ALPHA-MSH; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; GLUTAMIC ACID; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RECEPTORS, GABA-B; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; SYNAPSES; TETRODOTOXIN; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84893187435     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: 18737544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.12.039     Document Type: Article

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