Event-related alpha desynchronization in touch - Comparing attention and perception.

abstract：:Nerve growth factor (NGF) protein has been implicated in alterations of cognitive function either following brain damage, selective lesions or aging. Groups of rats were given long-term (48 weeks) oral barbital treatment or tap water and following an extended period of abstinence (14 weeks) were tested for spatial lea...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Wahlström G,Archer T,Lärkfors L

更新日期：1992-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:A method is developed for PCR assay of mRNA using 28S rRNA as internal standard and its applicability is reported for 4 types of mRNA. It consists of reverse transcription of total RNA using primers selective for 28S rRNA and the message of interest. Routinely the 28S reaction mix is diluted 20,000-fold and the diluti...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Khan I,Tabb T,Garfield RE,Grover AK

更新日期：1992-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The pituitary-adrenal responsiveness to a mild stressor was assessed in rats that were deprived of paradoxical sleep (PS) and in controls that were not deprived. Animals were either individually- or group-deprived for 96 h and hormone levels were assessed at 0, 5, 20 or 60 min after a saline injection+novelty and comp...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Suchecki D,Tiba PA,Tufik S

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A digoxigenin-labeled antisense 42-mer oligonucleotide was used for the localization of the dopamine D2 receptor mRNA in the rat brain. The digoxigenin label was identified with alkaline phosphatase conjugated sheep-anti-digoxigenin. In good analogy with the known terminal fields of the dopaminergic system, various nu...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Brouwer N,Van Dijken H,Ruiters MH,Van Willigen JD,Ter Horst GJ

更新日期：1992-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Employing video-enhanced contrast (VEC) microscopy, we examined whether TAK-029 (GPIIb/IIIa antagonist) inhibits the adhesion of activated platelets to human brain microvascular endothelial cells (HBEC) in vitro. HBECs were cultured on a coverglass and put in the observation chamber of VEC microscopy. Then, activated ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Tanahashi N,Fukuuchi Y,Tomita M,Tomita Y,Inoue K,Satoh H,Abe T

更新日期：2001-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported that there is an up-regulation of the NR2B gene expression in the adult cortex and cultured fetal cortical neurons of mice following chronic ethanol treatment due to demethylation of cytosine residues in the NR2B gene CpG island. In the present study, we investigated the methylation pattern...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Ravindran CR,Ticku MK

更新日期：2005-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Traumatic injury to the central nervous system (CNS) results in the breakdown of the blood-brain barrier and recruitment of hematogenous cells at the site of injury. The role of chemokines in this process has been well recognized and they have been regarded as promising targets for development of anti-inflammatory the...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Ghirnikar RS,Lee YL,Li JD,Eng LF

更新日期：1998-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:gamma-Aminobutyric acid-transaminase (GABA-T) plays an important role in the metabolism of GABA, particularly in the neurons or glial cells. The present study was undertaken to determine the alteration of GABA-T expression in the gerbil hippocampus after ischemia-reperfusion. In the sham, GABA-T(+) neurons were scatte...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Kang TC,Park SK,Bahn JH,Chang JS,Koh WS,Jo SM,Cho SW,Choi SY,Won MH

更新日期：2000-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Adjacent serial sections of the organum vasculosum laminal terminalis (OVLT) of the rat were incubated with antisera of luteinizing-hormone--releasing-hormone (LH-RH) and somatostatin and stained by the peroxidase-antiperoxidase technique. The distribution patterns of the two oligopeptides show distinct differences, a...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Krause R

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in DJ-1 cause familial Parkinson's disease (PD). The expression pattern of DJ-1 in the brain remains controversial. In the present study, we used DJ-1 deficient mice as negative controls and examined DJ-1 mRNA expression in mouse brains. In sequential double labeling on the same sections, in situ hybridizati...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Xie Z,Zhuang X,Chen L

更新日期：2009-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of insulin-induced hypoglycemic stress on the concentrations of immunoreactive beta-endorphin (ir beta-EP) in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was examined in conscious non-pregnant ewes in which the cisterna magna and a jugular vein had been previously catheterized. In control experiments, no significa...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Owens PC,Smith R,Green D,Falconer L

更新日期：1984-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:FasL has been shown to induce angiogenesis in vivo, however, the mechanism remains to be determined. We have previously shown that Fas ligation induces expression of chemokines such as interleukin-8 by human astrogliomas, which may partially explain the in vivo angiogenic property of FasL. Intercellular adhesion molec...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Choi K,Benveniste EN,Choi C

更新日期：2003-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that genetic variants play a critical role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In 2009, a genome-wide association study (GWAS) demonstrated that a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), rs6656401, in complement receptor 1 (CR1) is significantly associated with late-onset Alzheimer's diseas...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Jin C,Li W,Yuan J,Xu W,Cheng Z

更新日期：2012-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Nogo-A has been identified as an inhibitory molecule to neurite outgrowth after injury in adult mammalian central nervous system (CNS). The C-terminal fragment of Nogo-A, Nogo-66, inhibits axonal regrowth through NgR1 signaling. Residues 1-32 of Nogo-66 cover two regions that contribute most affinity of Nogo-66 to NgR...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Deng Q,Cai W,Li S,Su B

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasminogen belongs to the plasminogen activator system of cell signaling proteins and has recently been identified to bind to pathological prion protein PrPSC, but not to its normal conformer, PrPC. Plasminogen binds specifically to the urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR) to promote pericellular prot...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Deininger MH,Trautmann K,Magdolen V,Luther T,Schluesener HJ,Meyermann R

更新日期：2002-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a specific radioimmunoassay (RIA), we have quantitated the hypothalamic and extrahypothalamic distribution of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) in the rat brain. Highest concentrations of VIP were found in cerebral cortex, suprachiasmatic nucleus, and medial amygdaloid nucleus. Lower concentrations were fo...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Samson WK,Said SI,McCann SM

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of neurons expressing beta-endorphin immunoreactivity was explored in the brain of adult jerboa during two distinct periods characterizing its reproductive cycle. A large presence of cell bodies displaying beta-endorphin immunoreactivity occured within different parts of the mediobasal hypothalamus al...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： El Ouezzani S,Tramu G,Magoul R

更新日期：2005-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetylcholinesterase staining was examined in the substantia innominata of 3 normal human brains. Large intensely stained neurones were seen within the region of the basal nucleus of Meynert which is believed to be the origin of the cholinergic projection to the neocortex in animals. On the basis of the acetylcholines...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Rossor MN,Svendsen C,Hunt SP,Mountjoy CQ,Roth M,Iversen LL

更新日期：1982-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholinergic influences on attention are well documented and recent evidence indicates that genetic variation in the alpha4beta2 nicotinic receptor affects attentional networks of the brain. Several behavioral and electrophysiological studies have shown that a common polymorphism in the CHRNA4 gene (rs1044396) affects ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Reinvang I,Lundervold AJ,Rootwelt H,Wehling E,Espeseth T

更新日期：2009-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A two-tone oddball procedure was employed to examine the effect of a phonemic category on the mismatch negativity (MMN). One of the stimuli was a phoneme prototype of Japanese /e/, and the other, [e/ö], which was perceived by Japanese participants as showing deviance from typicality but is nonetheless included in the ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Ikeda K,Hayashi A,Hashimoto S,Otomo K,Kanno A

更新日期：2002-03-22 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：:The present study was designed to determine whether a state of neuropathic pain induced by sciatic nerve ligation could alter phosphorylated-mu-opioid receptor-like immunoreactivity in the superficial dorsal horn of the mouse spinal cord. Mice with sciatic nerve ligation exhibited a significant suppression of the morp...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Narita M,Kuzumaki N,Suzuki M,Narita M,Oe K,Yamazaki M,Yajima Y,Suzuki T

更新日期：2004-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was carried out to examine whether γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor mechanisms are involved in the release of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) in the subfornical organ (SFO) using intracerebral microdialysis techniques. Perfusion with the GABA receptor antagonists as well as agonists was perf...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Takahashi M,Nomura M,Tanaka J

更新日期：2016-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a reproducible two-vessel occlusion model for forebrain ischemia in rats, we investigated the temporal and spatial changes of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression after transient forebrain ischemia with Northern blot analysis and in situ hybridization. Northern blot analysis revealed that VEGF mR...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Lee MY,Ju WK,Cha JH,Son BC,Chun MH,Kang JK,Park CK

更新日期：1999-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Tau is a neuronal microtubule-associated protein found predominantly in axons. Hyperphosphorylation of tau reduces the stability of microtubules, which may be a pathogenic mechanism in Alzheimer's disease. To understand the different effects between tau and glycogen synthase kinase 3beta (GSK-3beta) phosphorylated tau...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Sang H,Lu Z,Li Y,Ru B,Wang W,Chen J

更新日期：2001-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The norepinephrine (NE) and dopamine (DA) content of the cat carotid body (CB) in vivo was investigated under normoxic and hypoxic conditions (5% O2 for 1 h) by radiolabelling method. To avoid a large scattering of the measured values due to inhomogeneity of the biological material, young sib animals were used. The me...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Starlinger H,Acker H

更新日期：1986-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparison of cholecystokinin (CCK) receptor binding to sections of rat, mouse and guinea pig brain has been performed using 125I-Bolton Hunter CCK and the selective peripheral CCK receptor antagonist L-365,031. In both rat and mouse, 125I-Bolton Hunter CCK binding in the region of the interpeduncular nucleus (IPN) ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Hill DR,Shaw TM,Woodruff GN

更新日期：1987-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:At postnatal day (PN)1, there are sex differences in gonadal receptor expression in the rat substantia nigra pars reticulata (SNR). Male pups have lower levels of androgen receptor (AR) and estrogen receptor (ER)beta immunoreactivity (IR) compared to female pups, while ERalpha IR is equally expressed in the two sexes....

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Ravizza T,Velísková J,Moshé SL

更新日期：2003-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in cytokine and chemokine expression during Wallerian degeneration have been studied using nerve transection models, which result in denervation of both myelinating and non-myelinating Schwann cells. Cytokine and chemokine response of non-myelinating Remak Schwann cells to loss of their axons is unknown. In th...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Cheepudomwit T,Güzelsu E,Zhou C,Griffin JW,Höke A

更新日期：2008-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiments involving the acute administration of a central cholinergic substance (L-acetylcarnitine) were performed on 6 healthy subjects to obtain additional evidence that the electrophysiological method developed by Bussel and Pierrot-Deseilligny in 1977 does actually assess recurrent inhibition in man. In all the ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Mazzocchio R,Rossi A

更新日期：1989-11-20 00:00:00