Calcitonin gene-related peptide increases acetylcholine quantal size in neuromuscular junctions of mice.

abstract：:The photoactivable compound phenylazide interacts reversibly with the frog's olfactory epithelium when delivered as an olfactory stimulus. Its application together with UV irradiation resulted in a differential reduction of the responses (electro-olfactogram) to several odorants. It was found that this chemical modifi...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Delaleu JC,Holley A

更新日期：1983-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:There is evidence that immune-inflammatory, stress of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (IO&NS) processes play a role in the neurodegenerative processes observed in Parkinson's disease (PD). The aim of the present study was to investigate peripheral IO&NS biomarkers in PD. We included 56 healthy individuals and 56 ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： de Farias CC,Maes M,Bonifácio KL,Bortolasci CC,de Souza Nogueira A,Brinholi FF,Matsumoto AK,do Nascimento MA,de Melo LB,Nixdorf SL,Lavado EL,Moreira EG,Barbosa DS

更新日期：2016-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have showed that SIN-1, a nitric oxide (NO) donor, injected into the dorsolateral column of the periaqueductal gray (dlPAG) induces flight reactions. This drug, however, can also produce peroxynitrite, which may interfere in this effect. In addition, it is also unknown if this effect is mediated by lo...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Braga AA,Aguiar DC,Guimarães FS

更新日期：2009-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic polymorphism has been reported in the 3'-untranslated region (3'-UTR) of the human dopamine transporter (DAT) gene and the variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) polymorphism has been proposed to be associated with normal personal traits or psychoneurological disorders. To assess the variation of this region ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Inoue-Murayama M,Adachi S,Mishima N,Mitani H,Takenaka O,Terao K,Hayasaka I,Ito S,Murayama Y

更新日期：2002-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of cholecystokinin binding sites was studied by receptor autoradiography in the human striatum at midgestation, birth and adulthood. In the adult, cholecystokinin receptors are inhomogeneously distributed with patches of reduced labeling. In the caudate nucleus but not in the putamen these patches mat...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Schiffmann SN,Goldman S,Heyman P,De Vuyst M,De Roy G,Vanderhaeghen JJ

更新日期：1992-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:A large dose of carbachol (5 micrograms/0.5 microliters) unilaterally microinjected into the rostral substantia nigra of rats induced stereotypy characterized by biting, gnawing and licking. A lower dose (0.5 micrograms/0.5 microliter) of the cholinomimetic potentiated normal food intake in satiated animals. Both the ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Taha EB,Redgrave P

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autism spectrum disorders are characterized by impaired social and communication skills and seem to result from altered neural development. We sought to determine whether the anatomy of the meninges and extracellular matrix (ECM) is altered in an animal model of autism, the BTBR T+ tf/J mouse. This mouse displays whit...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Mercier F,Cho Kwon Y,Kodama R

更新日期：2011-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Rabbit retinal Müller cells were isolated by means of papaine and mechanical dissociation. These cells were shown to have a well preserved morphology and to preserve viability for many hours. Intense wheat germ agglutinin binding occurs on the photoreceptor side of Müller cells, especially in the microvillous region. ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Reichenbach A,Dettmer D,Brückner G,Neumann M,Birkenmeyer G

更新日期：1985-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuronal cell cycle activation has been implicated in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, while the initiating mechanism of cell cycle activation remains to be determined. Interestingly, our previous studies have shown that cell cycle activation by c-Myc (Myc) leads to neuronal cell death which sug...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Lee HP,Kudo W,Zhu X,Smith MA,Lee HG

更新日期：2011-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating and fatal neurodegenerative disease affecting approximately 30,000 individuals in the United States. The average age of onset is 55 years and progression of the disease is rapid with most patients dying of respiratory failure within 3-5 years. Currently available th...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： St Martin JL,Wang L,Kaprielian Z

更新日期：2020-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Cocaine-induced modifications of glutamatergic synaptic transmission in the mesolimbic system play a key role in adaptations that promote addictive behaviors. In particular, the activation of ionotropic glutamate N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) is critical for both cocaine-ind...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Schumann J,Matzner H,Michaeli A,Yaka R

更新日期：2009-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of 5-HTTLPR and 5-HT2C Cys23Ser polymorphisms in the psychopathology of mood disorders and suicide behavior is controversial. The aim of present study was to investigate the association between 5-HTTLPR and 5-HT2C Cys23Ser variants and susceptibility to bipolar I disorder (BID). The 5-HT2C genotypes were stud...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Mohammadi S,Khazaie H,Rahimi Z,Vaisi-Raygani A,Zargooshi N,Rahimi Z

更新日期：2015-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Stereotaxic injections of ibotenic acid (IBO) and kainic acid (KA) into either the dorsal hippocampus or the lateral cerebroventricle were performed in order to determine the relative potencies of the drugs and the vulnerability of different hippocampal cell types to their neurotoxic action, IBO was found to be approx...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Köhler C,Schwarcz R,Fuxe K

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolactin (PRL) has been shown to be altered by psychotropic drugs, including antidepressant drugs (ADs). Many studies have focused on the response to antidepressant treatment (especially related to the serotonergic system) using the fenfluramine test (PRF), however some data suggest lack of correlation between PRF an...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Faron-Górecka A,Kuśmider M,Szafran-Pilch K,Kolasa M,Żurawek D,Gruca P,Papp M,Solich J,Pabian P,Dziedzicka-Wasylewska M

更新日期：2017-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:In an attempt to understand the change of superoxide dismutase (SOD) in tumor cells by hypoxia and hypoxia-normoxia exposure, the present study performed an in vitro investigation using rat glioma cell line in culture. Hypoxia was induced by an incubation with nitrogen gas for 15 h followed the normoxia exposure with ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Chang CK,Tsai CY,Lin LS,Jou SB,Liao SS,Cheng JT

更新日期：1997-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently established adrenal medullary cell line tsAM5D, which was immortalized by use of a temperature-sensitive mutant of the oncogene simian virus 40 large T-antigen. In the present study, when co-treated with glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) and ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF), tsAM5D cells...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Murata T,Koide N,Tsuboi M,Kohno S,Hikita K,Kaneda N

更新日期：2008-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The normal development of the superior collicular map of auditory space in the guinea pig requires visual experience (Eur. J. Neurosci., 2 (1990) 682-692). The possible role of the visual cortex in this process was assessed by unilateral removal of the cortex prior to the crucial period during which visual experience ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Withington DJ,Binns KE,Keating MJ

更新日期：1991-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of beta 1-adrenoceptor-G protein coupling was studied in postmortem temporal cortex synaptic membranes from a series of control and Alzheimer's disease subjects. For the control cases, the non-hydrolysable GTP analogue 5'-guanylylimidodiphosphate (Gpp[NH]p) gave a significant reduction in the affinity of ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Cowburn RF,Vestling M,Fowler CJ,Ravid R,Winblad B,O'Neill C

更新日期：1993-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Modulation of ionic channel properties by neurotransmitters and hormones is called neuromodulation and may be the basis for many long-lasting changes in animal behavior, e.g. changes in the arousal or motivational states. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), originally identified as a hypophysiotropic hormone, is no...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Oka Y

更新日期：1992-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyloid beta (A beta) is a normal proteolytic fragment of a large precursor protein (beta PP) which undergoes altered conformation, leading to fibril formation. Two main beta PP processing pathways have been described, and we are now reporting the characterization of a third beta PP pathway. A membrane-associated 16 k...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Ghiso J,Gardella JE,Liem L,Gorevic PD,Frangione B

更新日期：1994-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein synthesis is required for long-lasting synaptic plasticity. We examined the time-dependent changes in protein expression that occurred in the hippocampus during synaptic plasticity using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis followed by mass spectrometry. The levels of 15 proteins were significantly changed in m...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Matsuura K,Nakamura-Hirota T,Takano M,Otani M,Kadoyama K,Matsuyama S

更新日期：2013-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to validate a pictorial rating scale to evaluate the child's ability to produce grip forces. Thirty-seven children aged 3 to 6 years participated as subjects in this investigation. We used a tailor-made pictorial scale and a hand grip strength meter, as well as a Piaget's clinical interview aim...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Defrasne Ait-Said E,Groslambert A,Courty D

更新日期：2007-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The calcitonin-gene receptor peptide (alphaCGRP) receptor is present in high levels in the caudal striatum of the rat. Previous behavioural experiments have highlighted a possible correlation between alphaCGRP-mediated effects and the dopaminergic system. In this study, we examined the effect of alphaCGRP on K(+)-evok...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Maneuf YP,McKnight AT

更新日期：2001-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A seizure disorder, characterized by sporadic tonic/clonic seizures has been identified in a strain of mice carrying the weaver (wv) gene. Breeding studies and a review of the literature indicate that this is either a property of the wv gene or linked to it tightly. ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Eisenberg B,Messer A

更新日期：1989-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiments were conducted to examine whether renal sympathetic nerve activity (RSNA) and water intake in response to central salt-loading or angiotensin II (A II) differ between freely-moving Dahl salt-sensitive (DS) and -resistant (DR) rats maintained on a low-salt diet. Intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) administrati...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Kato K,Saita M,Ishizuka Y,Nose K,Kunitake T,Hanamori T,Kannan H

更新日期：1998-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed at investigating how a specific instruction concerning gaze orientation, which involved active head motion, could influence the performance of human subjects in a self-controlled whole-body rotation task in the dark. Subjects were seated on a mobile robotic chair that they controlled using a jo...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Siegler I,Israël I

更新日期：2002-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:When locally infused, the potent vasoconstrictor, endothelin-1 (ET-1) produces partial ischemic damage in many regions of the brain, including the hippocampus. The hippocampus is known for a high density of glucocorticoid receptors and for the potent actions of stress and corticosterone to modulate function. The curre...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Faraji J,Lehmann H,Metz GA,Sutherland RJ

更新日期：2009-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) has strong neurotrophic effects both in vivo and in vitro on various brain neurons. bFGF enhanced the branching of laser beam-damaged axons of primary cultured hippocampal neurons with a suppression of the neurite's re-elongation. Conditioned medium prepared from astrocytes, on th...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Miyagawa T,Saito H,Nishiyama N

更新日期：1993-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Hippocampal norepinephrine (NE) is secreted by neurons projecting from the locus coeruleus (LC) to the hippocampus; LC nicotinic receptors (NAchRs) are involved in the effects of systemic nicotine on this pathway. To clarify the NAchR subtypes, NAchR antagonists, termed alpha-conotoxins, were microinjected into the LC...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Fu Y,Matta SG,McIntosh JM,Sharp BM

更新日期：1999-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) is a common autosomal dominant disorder in which affected individuals develop benign and malignant tumors as well as non-tumor-related abnormalities, such as seizures and learning disabilities. Here, we report an NF1 isoform arising from the alternative splicing of exon 9a with predominant ce...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Geist RT,Gutmann DH

更新日期：1996-06-21 00:00:00