Progesterone and cocaine administration affect serotonin in the medial prefrontal cortex of ovariectomized rats.

abstract：:Although aging-related alterations in the auditory sensory memory and involuntary change discrimination have been widely studied, it remains controversial whether the mismatch negativity (MMN) or its magnetic counterpart (MMNm) is modulated by physiological aging. This study aimed to examine the effects of aging on mi...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Cheng CH,Baillet S,Hsiao FJ,Lin YY

更新日期：2013-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Most fibres in adult muscles are derived from secondary myotubes which form around an earlier developing population of primary myotubes. We examined embryonic rat IVth lumbrical muscles at a stage when most secondary myotubes were less than 24 h old, in order to study their acquisition of synaptic terminals. Single ne...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Duxson MJ,Ross JJ,Harris AJ

更新日期：1986-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous pharmacokinetics and electrophysiological results indicated an important role of nicotine in the modulation of dopamine transporter (DAT). To elucidate the expression changes of DAT on chronic nicotine and smoke administration, the effects of nicotine and passive cigarette smoke on DAT mRNA expression in the ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Li S,Kim KY,Kim JH,Kim JH,Park MS,Bahk JY,Kim MO

更新日期：2004-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Several lines of evidence suggest a physiological role for Cu2+ in regulating nervous system function. In the present study using whole-cell patch-clamp recording, Cu2+ greatly enhanced current activated by 10 microM ATP in the majority of rat nodose ganglion neurons. The enhancement was concentration-dependent betwee...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Li C,Peoples RW,Weight FF

更新日期：1996-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress is a major risk factor in drug addiction development and relapse. Virtually all drugs of abuse act by increasing extracellular dopamine levels in the striatum. To gain an understanding of the interaction between stress and drug exposure, we studied the effects of concomitant chronic nicotine and chronic stress ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Salas R,De Biasi M

更新日期：2008-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral complete transection of the fimbria-fornix causes a significant increase in nerve growth factor (NGF) content both in the septum and hippocampus of the adult rat as measured by a sensitive immunoassay 7 days after lesioning. The finding, that elevation of NGF in septum (250%) was much more pronounced than th...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Weskamp G,Gasser UE,Dravid AR,Otten U

更新日期：1986-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The parietal cortex of the human brain plays a unique role in the coordination of movement and in the integration of signals from the other cortices. Because of its extensive connections and involvement in many higher-order cognitive functions, neurodegenerative changes in the parietal lobe are believed to be crucial ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Mills JD,Nalpathamkalam T,Jacobs HI,Janitz C,Merico D,Hu P,Janitz M

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The uptake of 2-deoxy-[14C]glucose (2-DG) by motor neurons in adult rat hypoglossal nuclei was studied 3 days after subepineural injection of 'crude' soluble protein extracts from intact and injured peripheral nerves into normal hypoglossal nerves. Injured nerve extracts were obtained from 'proximal' and 'distal' segm...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Singer PA,Mehler S,Fernandez HL

更新日期：1988-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Apolipoprotein(a) [apo(a)] is a highly polymorphic glycoprotein which has been suggested to play a role in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Plasma lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels and the differential expression of apo(a) isoforms were analyzed in 73 sporadic AD patients compared with 73 age- and gender-matched healthy controls...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Emanuele E,Peros E,Tomaino C,Feudatari E,Bernardi L,Binetti G,Maletta R,D'Angelo A,Montagna L,Bruni AC,Geroldi D

更新日期：2004-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Pain is the most characteristic feature of sickle cell disease (SCD). Patients with SCD live with unpredictable, recurrent episodes of acute painful crisis, as well as chronic unremitting pain throughout their lifetime. While most of the research and medical efforts have focused on treating vaso-occlusion crisis and a...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： He Y,Wang ZJ

更新日期：2019-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Single units have been recorded extracellularly from the periaqueductal central grey and from adjacent structures in behaving rats during tail flick reflexes elicited by controlled radiant heat. Together with the spike recordings, the heart rate of the animal and a thoracic myogram as an indicator of overall motor act...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Handwerker HO,Sack R

更新日期：1982-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Miyoshi myopathy (MM) is an autosomal recessive distal muscular dystrophy caused by mutations in the dysferlin gene (DYSF), a 150-kb gene on chromosome 2p13 that contains 55 coding exons. Many patients with MM harbour mutations in the DYSF gene, and most of these mutations are inherited from the patients' parents. Rec...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Hu YY,Lian YJ,Xu HL,Zheng YK,Li CF,Zhang JW,Yan SP

更新日期：2018-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The neuron-specific phosphoprotein B-50 is a major substrate of kinase C in fetal nerve growth cones, neonatal neural and synaptosomal plasma membranes. B-50 is identical to a growth-associated protein GAP43. Similarly, increases in B-50 occur during rat brain development, neuronal differentiation and axon regeneratio...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Gorgels TG,Oestreicher AB,de Kort EJ,Gispen WH

更新日期：1987-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Our aim was to investigate the neuromodulatory role of diadenosine tetraphosphate (Ap(4)A). Ap(4)A-binding sites were detected in striatum and hippocampus membranes using [(35)S]-ADP beta S as radioligand and Ap(4)A and epsilon-(Ap(4)A), di-ethenoadenosine tetraphosphate, as displacers. Effects of epsilon-(Ap(4)A) on ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Oaknin S,Rodríguez-Ferrer CR,Aguilar JS,Ramos A,Rotllán P

更新日期：2001-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the ultrastructural relationships established by the nigrostriatal dopaminergic and the corticostriatal afferent fibers with neuropeptide Y (NPY)-containing neurons in the rat striatum. By means of dual immunolabeling procedures using peroxidase conjugated F(ab) fragments and 125I-labeled protein A...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Vuillet J,Kerkerian L,Kachidian P,Bosler O,Nieoullon A

更新日期：1989-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscle vibration does not affect post-synaptic excitability of the corresponding motoneuronal pool, the concurrent depression of the monosynaptic reflex resulting from a pre-motoneuronal block of Ia spindle afferents. Indeed (1) both homonymous and heteronymous soleus responses (to electrical stimulation of the poster...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Abbruzzese M,Minatel C,Faga D,Favale E

更新日期：1997-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The central nervous system preplans postural responses to successfully perform complex multi-joint movements. These responses have been termed anticipatory postural adjustments (APAs), and they constitute a general type of response to stabilize posture prior to movement initiation. APA sequences are elicited with shor...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Kennefick M,Wright AD,Smirl JD,van Donkelaar P

更新日期：2018-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the ERP (event-related potential) correlates of categorization processing in brand extension with irrelative task. Participants faced two sequential stimuli in a pair consisting of a soft drink brand name (S1) and a product name (S2) which comprised two categories: beverage (typical product of the ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Wang X,Ma Q,Wang C

更新日期：2012-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate whether any specific requirement for extracellular Ca2+ exists in the control synaptic vesicle retrieval, we examined the ability of the divalent cation Ba2+ to substitute for Ca2+ in both vesicle exocytosis and endocytosis. Ba2+ stimulated glutamate release from rat cerebrocortical synaptosomes. Ba2+-e...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Cousin MA,Robinson PJ

更新日期：1998-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Microinjection into the dorsolateral pontine tegmentum of the muscarinic agonist bethanechol, leading to activation of cholinoceptive pontine reticular formation (pRF) neurons and the related medullary inhibitory reticulospinal system, did not modify the threshold, latency and amplitude of the forelimb flexion elicite...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Luccarini P,Gahery Y,Pompeiano O

更新日期：1990-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic administration of S18986, a positive allosteric modulator of AMPA receptors, improves cognition. The present study further characterizes the drug's memory-enhancing properties and is the first to investigate its intracerebral effects on learning and memory. The results showed that rats receiving a single dose...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Yefimenko N,Portero-Tresserra M,Martí-Nicolovius M,Guillazo-Blanch G,Vale-Martínez A

更新日期：2013-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the relationship between sleep quality and quantity and subsequently recorded automatically evoked event-related potential (ERP) responses. In previous studies decrement of attentional processing has been associated with changes in sleep. Sleep is shown to associate also with ERPs elicited by unattended sou...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Salmi J,Huotilainen M,Pakarinen S,Siren T,Alho K,Aronen ET

更新日期：2005-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The mammalian circadian system contains both central and peripheral oscillators. It was reported that the rhythmic expressions of period homolog 2 (per2) mRNA in peripheral tissues were abolished by the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) lesions. However, there are no reports that ventromedial hypothalamic (VMH) lesions ca...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Kiba T,Kintaka Y,Suzuki Y,Ishizuka N,Ishigaki Y,Inoue S

更新日期：2010-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Several evidences indicate that PPARgamma stimulation promotes neuronal differentiation. However, to date, no data describe the effects of PPARgamma agonists on neurite outgrowth. Here we have evaluated the effects of pioglitazone, a synthetic PPARgamma agonist, on differentiation and neurite outgrowth in SH-SY5Y huma...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Miglio G,Rattazzi L,Rosa AC,Fantozzi R

更新日期：2009-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Tris-HCl is the most commonly used buffer in studies of radioligand binding to sigma receptors, with concentrations as high as 50 or 100 mM often used. We report here that these concentrations of Tris substantially inhibit (+)-[3H]SKF-10,047 binding to sigma receptors. The well-established inhibitory effect of Tris-HC...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： McCann DJ,Su TP

更新日期：1992-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of the normotensive, mainly centrally active nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor 7-nitro indazole and the hypertensive drug NG-nitro-L-arginine, which blocks both the endothelial and the central NOS, have been examined on naloxone-precipitated withdrawal in morphine-dependent rats. Both drugs attenuated ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Cappendijk SL,Duval SY,de Vries R,Dzoljic MR

更新日期：1995-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:In an isolated preparation which consists of the buccal ganglia and the salivary nerve of Helix lucorum, neuron B2 can be identified by simultaneously recording the soma spike intracellularly and the axon spike extracellularly from the peripheral salivary nerve. The convulsant drug pentylenetetrazol (PTZ) eliminates t...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Maratou E,Theophilidis G

更新日期：1999-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The pigment of human substantia nigra, neuromelanin, has been thought to be derived from dopamine. To examine the genesis of neuromelanin, we advanced a new hypothesis that neuromelanin is formed by oxidation of dopamine and cysteinyldopamine. On the basis of this hypothesis, synthetic neuromelanins were obtained by t...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Wakamatsu K,Ito S,Nagatsu T

更新日期：1991-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Interactions between emotional stress due to fear and hypovolemic stimuli on vasopressin secretion were studied in rats. Intraperitoneally injected dextran did not significantly change plasma osmolality and arterial blood pressure but increased blood hemoglobin and plasma vasopressin level. An i.v. infused physiologic...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Onaka T,Yagi K

更新日期：1990-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuronal recording and neuroimaging studies have shown that the primary motor area (M1) not only participates in motor execution, but is also engaged during movement preparation. The purpose of the present study was to map the distribution of the preparation- and execution-related activity within the contralateral M1 ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Zang Y,Jia F,Weng X,Li E,Cui S,Wang Y,Hazeltine E,Ivry R

更新日期：2003-02-06 00:00:00