Effects of background illuminations on the receptive field size of horizontal cells in the turtle retina are mediated by dopamine.

abstract：:The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is implicated in maintaining homeostasis of the internal environment in mammals. Therefore, changes occurring in the ANS can cause alterations of physiological phenomena. Ethyl hexanoate (EH) is known as the aroma component of apples. To study the action of ethyl hexanoate on physiol...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Horii Y,Fujisaki Y,Misonou Y,Fuyuki R,Nagai K

更新日期：2020-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Hippocampal output is mediated via the subiculum, which is the principal target of CA1 pyramidal cells, and which sends projections to a variety of cortical and subcortical regions. Pyramidal cells in the subiculum display two different firing modes and are classified as being burst-spiking or regular-spiking. In a pr...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Shor OL,Fidzinski P,Behr J

更新日期：2009-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The dorsal visual processing stream that includes V1, motion sensitive area V5 and the posterior parietal lobe, supports visually guided motor function. Two recent studies have reported associations between global motion perception, a behavioural measure of processing in V5, and motor function in pre-school and school...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Thompson B,McKinlay CJD,Chakraborty A,Anstice NS,Jacobs RJ,Paudel N,Yu TY,Ansell JM,Wouldes TA,Harding JE,CHYLD Study Team.

更新日期：2017-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Cortical spreading depression (SD) may produce some symptoms of the aura of classical migraine but it is less probable that it can account for the headache. The aversiveness of SD was examined in unanesthetized rats. In Exp. 1, rats with implanted cortical cannulae were confined in the dark compartment of the step-thr...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Koroleva VI,Bures J

更新日期：1993-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Tritiated dipyridamole, a specific adenosine uptake inhibitor binds in a saturable and reversible fashion to high-affinity receptor sites in guinea pig brain sections (Kd = 10 +/- 1.5 nM; Bmax = 650 +/- 100 fmol/mg prot.). The anatomical distribution of [3H]dipyridamole binding sites obtained with autoradiographic tec...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Bisserbe JC,Deckert J,Marangos P

更新日期：1986-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:It is known that depolarization of cortical cells in vivo during cortical spreading depression (CSD) is accompanied by accumulation of cyclic AMP (cAMP). Under similar conditions in vitro adenosine release has been demonstrated. The present study investigates the possible role of adenosine in the mechanism of CSD. Top...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Ueda M,Krivánek J

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The co-localization of neuropeptide tyrosine (NPY) and somatostatin (SOM) in rat hippocampal cells was studied in double labelling experiments using a combination of antibodies against the two peptides on the same tissue section. The individual hippocampal subfields show large variations in the relative number of NPY-...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Köhler C,Eriksson LG,Davies S,Chan-Palay V

更新日期：1987-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG) is a minor CNS myelin-specific protein that is an important candidate autoantigen in multiple sclerosis. We now report that MOG mRNA transcripts are present in the peripheral nervous system of rodents and primates at levels approximately ten-fold lower than in brain as dem...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Pagany M,Jagodic M,Schubart A,Pham-Dinh D,Bachelin C,Baron van Evercooren A,Lachapelle F,Olsson T,Linington C

更新日期：2003-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:To test if nitric oxide (NO) is involved in modulation of neuronal activity after global changes of brain function, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate-diaphorase (NADPH-d) reactivity in the cerebellar cortex was compared in monkeys maintained under anaesthesia for 24-48 h with others only anaesthetised for pe...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Yan XX,Garey LJ

更新日期：1997-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuron production carries on throughout adult life in granule cell layer of mammalian dentate gyrus. The acquisition of a hippocampus-dependent task enhances newborn cell survival in granule cell layer (GCL) during the period in which several newborn cells die. In this paper the effect of learning, occurring after the...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Ambrogini P,Orsini L,Mancini C,Ferri P,Ciaroni S,Cuppini R

更新日期：2004-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Mice were treated with N-2-chloroethyl-N-ethyl-2-bromobenzylamine hydrochloride (DSP4), which causes severe noradrenaline (NA) depletions in brain regions and the spinal cord, or vehicle i.p. They were tested 14 days later for antinociception induced by intrathecal injections of different doses of NA. A potentiation o...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Post C,Arweström E,Minor BG,Wikberg JE,Jonsson G,Archer T

更新日期：1985-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic treatment with antidepressant drugs (2 weeks or longer) increases corticosteroid receptor mRNA expression in the hippocampus and reduces hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity in parallel with improving mood and neuroendocrine function. Earlier effects are less well documented. We examined the effects of...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Yau JL,Noble J,Hibberd C,Seckl JR

更新日期：2001-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Cat odor elicits defensive responses in rats that are modified by repeated exposure to the odor. We explored the neural correlates of this adaptation using FosB/DeltaFosB immunohistochemistry. Rats were given 3 x60 min exposures to either a worn cat collar (repeated cat odor group) or unworn cat collar (control group)...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Staples LG,McGregor IS,Hunt GE

更新日期：2009-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently reported fluctuations in the expression of the period repeat sequence (pp2.5) during light-dark cycles in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of rat [Neurosci. Lett., 122 (1991) 113-116]. Presently, we performed in situ hybridization which shows that the fluctuation of pp2.5 expression continues during ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Matsui M,Mitsui Y,Ishida N

更新日期：1993-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The nicotinic acetylcholine channel blockers mecamylamine (MECA) and pempidine (PEMP) blocked voltage-clamped isolated catfish retina cone horizontal responses to aspartate (Asp) and N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) but had little effect on currents induced by kainate and quisqualate. Concentration response curves for NMDA...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： O'Dell TJ,Christensen BN

更新日期：1988-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycinergic inhibitory neurotransmission plays a pivotal role in the development of neuropathic pain. The glycine concentration in the synaptic cleft is controlled by the glycine transporters GlyT1 and GlyT2. GlyT1 is expressed throughout the central nervous system, while GlyT2 is exclusively located in glycinergic ne...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Schlösser L,Barthel F,Brandenburger T,Neumann E,Bauer I,Eulenburg V,Werdehausen R,Hermanns H

更新日期：2015-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Rats with their intra-lingual taste nerves (the chorda tympani and the glossopharyngeal nerve) sectioned were trained to avoid drinking 0.5 M NaCl solution by associating NaCl drinking with subsequent LiCl poisoning. The acquired learned aversion in these rats was abolished after ablations of the neocortical area for ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Yamamoto T,Takahashi T,Kawamura Y

更新日期：1981-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The analgesic effect of kappa partial agonist opioids (i.e. nalbuphine, pentazocine and butorphanol) is significantly greater in women. Recent evidence suggests that this sexual dimorphism may result from a naloxone-sensitive anti-analgesic effect that is activated along with, and summates with, the analgesic effect o...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Gear RW,Gordon NC,Miaskowski C,Paul SM,Heller PH,Levine JD

更新日期：2003-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have demonstrated that cholesterol metabolism has an important role in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis, suggesting that cholesterol-related genes may be significant genetic risk factors for AD. Based on the results of genome-wide screens, along with biological studies, we selected three genes as c...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Shibata N,Kawarai T,Lee JH,Lee HS,Shibata E,Sato C,Liang Y,Duara R,Mayeux RP,St George-Hyslop PH,Rogaeva E

更新日期：2006-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus contains cell bodies of primary somatic sensory neurons that innervate the head region. The neurons resemble dorsal root ganglion cells but a striking difference is the presence of synaptic boutons in the nucleus. The present report demonstrates with anterograde tracers, the existe...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Buisseret-Delmas C,Pinganaud G,Compoint C,Buisseret P

更新日期：1997-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:In untreated patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), the total (free and conjugated) serotonin (5-HT) and dopamine (DA) concentrations in the cerebrospinal fluid decreased significantly. While the 5-HT concentration displayed a non-significant trend of negative correlation with the DA concentration in controls, it had...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Tohgi H,Abe T,Takahashi S,Takahashi J,Hamato H

更新日期：1993-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β stimulates release of interleukin (IL)-6, which is recognized to function as both a pro- and anti- inflammatory cytokine in the central nervous system, from astrocytes. It is generally recognized that effects of TGF-β are mediated through Smad-independent as well as Smad-dependent pa...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Tanabe K,Kojima A,Tachi J,Nakashima D,Kozawa O,Iida H

更新日期：2019-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies demonstrated that the overexpression of miR-124 in neural stem cells (NSCs) could lead the NSCs to differentiate into neurons and astrocytes, which may be important for functional recovery in spinal cord injury. The present study attempted to explore the potential repairing effect of the NSCs transfect...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Xu W,Li P,Qin K,Wang X,Jiang X

更新日期：2012-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Decreased expression of NT-3 mRNA in the sciatic nerve and leg muscles of streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetic rats has been associated with the pathogenesis of diabetic neuropathy. The aim of this study was to determine whether STZ-induced diabetes also affects the expression of NT-3 mRNA in the central and peripheral proje...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Cai F,Tomlinson DR,Fernyhough P

更新日期：1999-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight male rats were deprived of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep for 6 days by means of a cuff pedestal which makes it possible to use the animal as its own control. In order to obtain access to food, the rat had to jump from its pedestal to a strip of wire mesh suspended from the ceiling of the deprivation chamber. Th...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Elomaa E,Johansson GG

更新日期：1986-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is a subcortical, inherited, cerebral small vessel disease. Several studies have revealed the involvement of specific cortical regions. However, the structural brain alterations and their clinical correlation...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Pan H,Huang Q,Ban S,Du X,Su J,Liu J

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cellular localization of butyrylcholinesterase (E,C 3.1.1.8) in rat cerebellum was determined by immunofluorescence with a monospecific immune serum raised against rat brain butyrylcholinesterase. The antiserum specifically stains only glial cells. ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Barth F,Ghandour MS

更新日期：1983-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression is one of the most prevalent challenges of mental conditions. Yet its exact etiology has not been clear. Chronic stress increases the production of cytokines, which can lead to depression. Hepcidin, an iron modulator, is involved in the inflammation process as well as iron homeostasis. This study was design...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Farajdokht F,Soleimani M,Mehrpouya S,Barati M,Nahavandi A

更新日期：2015-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Xenopus oocytes were coinjected with cDNAs encoding the Drosophila melanogaster metabotropic glutamate receptor (DmGluRA) and two mammalian G-protein inwardly rectifying potassium channel subunits (GIRK1 and GIRK2). Glutamate and two vertebrate group II mGluR agonists (order of potency: LY 354740 > glutamate > DCG IV)...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Raymond V,Hamon A,Grau Y,Lapied B

更新日期：1999-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:In ten patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and ten age-matched healthy controls, we applied 15 30-s trains of subthreshold 5-Hz repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) over the primary motor hand area. Ten minutes after rTMS, PD patients showed a significant prolongation of the transcranially evoked sil...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Siebner HR,Mentschel C,Auer C,Lehner C,Conrad B

更新日期：2000-04-28 00:00:00