Evidence for reciprocal connections between the dorsochiasmatic area and the hypothalamo neurohypophyseal system and some related extrahypothalamic structures.

abstract：:The effects of intracerebroventricular (ICV) colchicine (70 micrograms per rat) on systolic pressures and levels of hexokinase activity in the hypothalamic paraventricular (PVH) and supraoptic (SON) nuclei were investigated in adult normotensive and spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). One day after colchicine injec...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Krukoff TL,Vincent DH

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abundance of muscle spindles is most likely related to gradual recruitment and functional specialization of motor units, as well as to their fundamental role in reflex intermuscular interaction and cooperation with other sensory systems. Spindle afferents per se usually convey ambiguous kinesthetic information to the ...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Feldman AG

更新日期：2008-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:There is growing evidence that Vitamin D(3) (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3)) is involved in brain development. We have recently shown that the brains of newborn rats from Vitamin D(3) deficient dams were larger than controls, had increased cell proliferation, larger lateral ventricles, and reduced cortical thickness. Brai...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Féron F,Burne TH,Brown J,Smith E,McGrath JJ,Mackay-Sim A,Eyles DW

更新日期：2005-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The increase in life expectancy seen in many countries has been accompanied by an increase in the number of people living with dementia and a growing need for health care. The large number of affected individuals emphasizes the need to identify causes for the phenotypes associated with diseases such as Alzheimer's, Pa...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Schengrund CL

更新日期：2010-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Rats received bilateral intracerebroventricular (ICV) infusions of either AF64A (1.5 nmol/ventricle; n = 9) or vehicle (3.0 microliters/ventricle; n = 7). Four weeks later, the animals were anesthetized and their brains processed to visualize and quantify choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) immunoreactive (IR) and parval...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Dong XW,Hanin I,Lorens SA

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanin was measured by a spectrophotofluorometric method in the brains of albino rats from birth to 20 months of age. The concentration of brain melanin increased from Day 1 until adult levels were reached at 1 month. Between 1 and 20 months of age no significant differences were found in brain melanin. Daily injecti...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Kastin AJ,Kuzemchak B,Schally AV,Eggert MW Jr

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is a devastating subtype of stroke because it has few viable therapeutic options to intervene against primary or second brain injury. Recently, evidence has suggested that ferroptosis, a nonapoptotic form of cell death, is involved in ICH. In this study, we examined whether ICH-induced n...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Chen B,Chen Z,Liu M,Gao X,Cheng Y,Wei Y,Wu Z,Cui D,Shang H

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method is described for the isolation and culture of neurons in the adult mammalian brain. The cell could be maintained in primary culture for more than several weeks. Whereas the neurons freshly dissociated from the adult brain did not respond to any of the neurotransmitter substances applied, the neurons regained ...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Ogata N,Tatebayashi H

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study was aimed at the investigation of the rat corticospinal system both functionally and anatomically using as a functional marker the immediate early gene c-fos, combined with retrograde tracing with horseradish peroxidase (HRP). This was achieved by mapping c-fos induction immunocytochemically in the spinal co...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Wu YP,Ling EA

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we investigated the ability of the dentate gyrus to independently generate cholinergically induced theta rhythm in vitro. Two different experiments were performed. In Experiment I, new laminar profiles of theta phase, amplitude, and current sources and sinks were constructed. In this experiment a gradual...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Kowalczyk T,Gołebiewski H,Konopacki J

更新日期：2009-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that some epileptic patients does not respond to conventional treatments, despite multiple combination of antiepileptic drugs, and they are therefore considered drug-resistant. For these patients, vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) represents a successful alternative to traditional therapy, and it is gener...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Borghetti D,Pizzanelli C,Maritato P,Fabbrini M,Jensen S,Iudice A,Murri L,Sartucci F

更新日期：2007-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analyzed the projection neurons of the anterior subdivision of the rat basolateral amygdaloid nucleus (BLa) by correlating the morphology of Golgi-stained neurons with the morphology of neurons that were retrogradely labeled by injections into the main terminal fields of BLa. In each animal multiple injecti...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： McDonald AJ

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible existence of two separate RSA generators in the dorsal hippocampus raises questions as to the degree of coupling or independence of both. In order to answer these questions bipolar EEG recording were made in the CA1 and dentate gyrus of freely moving rats during conditions of RSA generation by different m...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Krug M,Brödemann R,Ott T

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies using a pharmacological approach suggested a neural pathway emanating from the periaqueductal gray (PAG) to the nucleus accumbens relevant to antinociception. This was investigated with neurochemical and histochemical methods in the present study. Push-pull perfusion and radioimmunoassay were used to ...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Ma QP,Han JS

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many objective and quantitative methods have been developed to create a procedure or a device to prove, describe and quantify olfactory deficit and anosmia, especially after a head trauma. Electrophysiological testing throughout olfactoelectroencephalography (olfactoEEG) is based on brain activity desynchronisation, a...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Bonanni E,Borghetti D,Fabbrini M,Maestri M,Cignoni F,Sartucci F,Murri L

更新日期：2006-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Serotonin has been postulated to influence several developmental parameters. The potential role of serotonin in the development of the rat olfactory bulb, a simple cortical structure, was determined following selective depletion of serotonin to the olfactory bulb of neonate rats. In the neonate, 5,7-dHT was injected i...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： McLean JH,Darby-King A

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore the unified and disease specific structural features of the brain in patients spanning six mental disorders who experience own-thought auditory verbal hallucinations (OTAVH). METHODS:A pilot study was conducted on 25 patients with schizophrenia (FUSCH-OTAVH), 20 patients with major depression diso...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Zhuo C,Lin X,Wang C,Song X,Xu X,Li G,Xu Y,Tian H,Zhang Y,Wang W,Zhou C

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated, superfused bullfrog retinas were stimulated in such a manner as to allow examination of the dynamics of the shift in the stimulus-response curve that accompanies light adaptation of cone photoreceptors. Observed phenomena were highly temperature dependent with complex Arrhenius relationships, suggesting that...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Haynes LW,Sillman AJ

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nicotinic acetylcholine (ACh) and dopamine (DA) receptor activation has been found to be important for working memory. The regional distribution of these receptors in the brain has been well characterized. However, the relationship of the region-specific nicotinic ACh and DA binding density to memory performance has n...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Levin ED,Torry D,Christopher NC,Yu X,Einstein G,Schwartz-Bloom RD

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Axons of retinal ganglion cells showed responses not previously emphasized: (a) many tonic units discharged oscillations, 2--12 spikes per burst, interburst intervals 20--300 msec; (b) phasic units showed concentric or flanking ON and OFF fields, response frequency depended on balance of retinal excitation and inhibit...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： O'Benar JD

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of ACTH4-10, a peptide fragment of corticotropin, on rat dorsal root ganglia (DRG), spinal cord and sciatic nerve were studied following a crush lesion of the sciatic nerve. The in vitro total protein synthesis rate of DRG L4, L5 and L6, measured one and three days after ipsilateral nerve crush, were not a...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Edwards PM,Verhaagen J,Spierings T,Schotman P,Jennekens FG,Gispen WH

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent accounts of major depression have tended to focus on dysfunction of frontothalamic-striatal reentrant circuits as a possible source of the disorder. Evidence of frontostriatal involvement in unipolar major depression from lesion and neuropsychological studies, and functional and structural imaging studies is ex...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Rogers MA,Bradshaw JL,Pantelis C,Phillips JG

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glaucoma is no longer viewed simply as elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) that damages the optic nerve. In addition to high IOP, evidence is rapidly accumulating that suggests damage to the optic nerve may be initiated or sustained by any number of factors including ischemia, excitotoxicity, neurotrophin insufficienc...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Tezel G,Yang J,Wax MB

更新日期：2004-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In post-natal kittens which were given injections of HRP in the suprasylvian gyrus (polysensory cortex), the cortico-cortical connections were studied qualitatively and quantitatively. These connections originate essentially from cortical cells localized in cortices of the upper part of the hemisphere. They are formed...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Ben Hamida C

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elevated plus-maze is an animal model used to study anxiety. In a second session, rats show a reduction in the exploratory behavior even when the two sessions are separated by intervals as large as 7 days. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the reduction in the exploratory behavior is maintain...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Galvis-Alonso OY,Garcia AM,Orejarena MJ,Lamprea MR,Botelho S,Conde CA,Morato S,Garcia-Cairasco N

更新日期：2010-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute inflammation activates macrophages or monocytes and subsequently releases several inflammatory cytokines and reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. These proinflammatory cytokines activate astrocytes and trigger neurodegenerative diseases. In this work, we chose to address the mechanistic aspects of alpha-crystal...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Masilamoni JG,Vignesh S,Kirubagaran R,Jesudason EP,Jayakumar R

更新日期：2005-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The glutamatergic system is an important target in many neurodegenerative diseases and for several neurotoxic drugs. Organotellurium compounds are often very good free radical scavengers' agents. Recently, we reported that diethyl-2-phenyl-2-tellurophenyl vinylphosphonate is a compound with low toxicity in vitro and i...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Avila DS,Gubert P,Palma A,Colle D,Alves D,Nogueira CW,Rocha JB,Soares FA

更新日期：2008-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we asked if insulin activation of the nucleus accumbens in vitro is reflected by an increase in (3)H-deoxyglucose ([(3)H]DG) uptake, thus subserving a new model to study molecular mechanisms of central insulin actions. Additionally, we investigated the dependence of this insulin effect on endocannabinoids and cor...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Pinheiro BS,Lemos C,Neutzling Kaufmann F,Marques JM,da Silva-Santos CS,Carvalho E,Mackie K,Rodrigues RJ,Cunha RA,Köfalvi A

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Statins are cholesterol lowering drugs that decrease the risk of cardiovascular events, but they are related with a few unfavorable symptoms in skeletal muscle including myopathy, and mild to moderate fatigue. Additionally, there has been discrepancies about the impacts of statins on brain and cognition. Thi...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Okudan N,Belviranli M

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) on the neuropeptides and mast cells of the rat dura mater has not been reported. We examined the outcome of SAH on the rat supratentorial dura mater to determine whether dural nerves undergo effects similar to those of nerves accompanying cerebral blood vessels after SAH. Fo...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Keller JT,Mullen BG,Zuccarello M

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00