Regulation of the priming of exocytosis and the dissociation of SNAP-25 and VAMP-2 in adrenal chromaffin cells.

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：:Human apolipoprotein E (apoE) exists in three major isoforms encoded by distinct alleles (APOE epsilon2, epsilon3 and epsilon4) and has important functions in nerve development and repair. Inheritance of the 4 allele is a major risk factor for the development of Alzheimer's disease. To investigate the role of APOE pol...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Zetterberg H,Palmér M,Ricksten A,Poirier J,Palmqvist L,Rymo L,Zafiropoulos A,Arvanitis DA,Spandidos DA,Blennow K

更新日期：2002-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The binding and pharmacological characteristics of [125I]iodomelatonin binding sites in human fetal brain membrane preparations were determined. Membrane preparations of the whole brain revealed a equilibrium binding constant (Kd) of 17.5 pmol/l with a total number of binding sites (Bmax) at 0.8 fmol/mg protein. Among...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Yuan H,Lu Y,Pang SF

更新日期：1991-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Freezing is one of the most widely recognized defensive reactions to approaching threats in animals. Here we tested whether the same stimuli can elicit freeze-like responses in healthy humans as well. We used a modified version of the two-frame apparent motion paradigm, in which both size and location of a stimulus wi...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Sagliano L,Cappuccio A,Trojano L,Conson M

更新日期：2014-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The orexinergic neurons, localized in the perifornical hypothalamic area (PeF), are active during waking and quiet during non-rapid eye movement (non-REM) and REM sleep. Orexins promote arousal and suppress non-REM and REM sleep. Although in vitro studies suggest that PeF-orexinergic neurons are under glutamatergic in...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Alam MA,Mallick BN

更新日期：2008-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid hormone metabolism was investigated in the frontal cortex and amygdala in groups of rats either 'behaviorally dependent' on ethanol or chronically exposed to ethanol, but not 'dependent'. The activities of the 5'II deiodinase isoenzyme, which catalyzes the deiodination of thyroxine (T4) to the active metabolit...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Baumgartner A,Eravci M,Pinna G,Hiedra L,Prengel H,Brödel O,Meinhold H

更新日期：1997-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:A Golgi-Cox, cresyl violet, and histofluorescence study has revealed the presence of dendrite bundles in nuclei raphe dorsalis (NRD) and centralis superior (NCS) in the rabbit brain stem. In NRD, bundles were found in the midline, traversing the medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF) and in a circumferential location ar...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Felten DL,Harrigan P

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sexual differences and the seasonal variation in the vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) content of the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of a desert rodent, the jerboa (Jaculus orientalis) were studied using immunocytochemical techniques. During the period of sexual activity (spring-early summer), the VIP immunoreact...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Lakhdar-Ghazal N,Kalsbeek A,Pevet P

更新日期：1992-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Some granule neurons naturally undergo apoptosis in the external granular layer (EGL) of the postnatally developing rat cerebellum. We analyzed the developmental stage-specificity of this apoptosis using double staining by in situ nick end labeling and immunohistochemistry against three proteins expressed at specific ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Tanaka M,Marunouchi T

更新日期：1998-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Bisphenol-A (BPA), a toxic chemical from polycarbonate plastics, is known for behavioural and neural abnormalities. These neuro-behavioural changes reflect the changes in neural activity. However the effect of BPA on nerve action potential is not available. Therefore, present investigation was undertaken to study the ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Pandey AK,Deshpande SB

更新日期：2012-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of a weak cutaneous stimulus applied to the digital nerves (prepulse) on the masseter inhibitory reflex (MIR) to electrical stimulation of the mental nerve in nine healthy volunteers. The prepulse stimulus, which had no direct effect on the masseter muscle EMG activity, induced a significan...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Gómez-Wong E,Valls-Solé J

更新日期：1996-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Bilateral, radiofrequency destruction of the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus resulted in a pronounced depression in levels of immunoreactive (ir-) vasopressin (VP) in the medulla-pons of rats. The contents of ir-dynorphin1-17 (DYN), ir-DYN1-8 and ir-alpha-neo-endorphin (alpha-NE) therein were not, in contrast, af...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Millan MH,Millan MJ,Herz A

更新日期：1982-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The origin of nerve fibers projecting to the guinea pig heart that contain nitric oxide synthase (NOS) were studied by unilateral cervical vagotomy. Three kinds of NOS-immunoreactive (NOS-ir) nerve fibers are distributed in the control guinea pig heart: the sparse network covering the right atrium, the basket-like end...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Tanaka K,Chiba T

更新日期：1998-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between insulin degrading enzyme (IDE) gene polymorphisms and Alzheimer's disease (AD) risk has been widely reported, but results were somewhat controversial. To assess the association between IDE polymorphisms and AD risk, a meta-analysis was performed. We systematically reviewed relevant studies retr...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Zhang Y,Wang B,Wan H,Zhou Q,Li T

更新日期：2013-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Mounting evidence suggests a chronic pro-inflammatory state in individuals with bipolar disorder (BD). Stress exposure is known to exacerbate several inflammatory conditions as well as psychiatric disorders. Here, we analyzed plasma levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines and their soluble receptors to realistic acute ps...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Wieck A,Grassi-Oliveira R,do Prado CH,Rizzo LB,de Oliveira AS,Kommers-Molina J,Viola TW,Marciano Vieira EL,Teixeira AL,Bauer ME

更新日期：2014-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Around 200,000 veterans (up to 32% of those deployed) of the 1991 Gulf War (GW) suffer from GW illness (GWI), which is characterized by multiple deficits in cognitive, affective, sensory and nociception domains. In this study we employed resting state fMRI (rsfMRI) to map impairments in brain function in GWI with adva...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Gopinath KS,Sakoglu U,Crosson BA,Haley RW

更新日期：2019-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Central serotonergic neurotransmission has been implicated in the aetiology of ethanol tolerance and dependence. Cellular expression of the serotonin transporter and serotonin reuptake is modulated via a polymorphic, repetitive element in the 5'-flanking regulatory region of the serotonin transporter gene (5-HTTLPR). ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Türker T,Sodmann R,Goebel U,Jatzke S,Knapp M,Lesch KP,Schuster R,Schütz H,Weiler G,Stöber G

更新日期：1998-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The autonomic nervous system is importantly involved in the maintenance of arterial pressure during orthostatic challenges. However, little is known about the specific central areas involved in these cardiovascular compensations. It has been proposed that the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVN) is involv...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： de Andrade O,Borghi SM,de Souza HC,Fontes MA,Martins-Pinge MC

更新日期：2014-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to providing structural, metabolic and trophic support to neurons, glial cells of the central, peripheral and enteric nervous systems (CNS, PNS, ENS) respond to and regulate neural activity. One of the most well characterized features of this response is an increase of intracellular calcium. Astrocytes at ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Heredia DJ,De Angeli C,Fedi C,Gould TW

更新日期：2020-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:This article has been withdrawn at the request of the Editor-in-Chief. The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. The full Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal can be found at https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal. ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Luo J,Wang Y,Li W,Long L,Cao H

更新日期：2020-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of astrocytes has been studied in whole-mounted horse and monkey retinae by the immunocytochemical localization of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP). In the horse, astrocytes were found to be restricted to a narrow zone close to the optic nerve head. This is also the only region of the horse reti...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Schnitzer J

更新日期：1987-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:6-day-old mice pups were injected with D-amino acids (D-phenyl-alanine + D-leucine), and their ultrasonic distress vocalizations were measured. D-Amino acids, which exert opioid-like effects, reduce the number of ultrasonic calls without affecting the activity of the pups. This effect is reversed by naloxone, an opioi...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Albonetti ME,D'Udine B,Oliverio A

更新日期：1985-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium homeostasis in synaptosomes is altered during ageing. The cytosolic free calcium concentration, [Ca2+]i was determined in synaptosomes and crude synaptosomal fractions from 3- and 24-month-old rats with the fluorescent indicator quin-2. The [Ca2+]i were around two times higher in 24-month-old rats than in adul...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Martinez A,Vitórica J,Satrústegui J

更新日期：1988-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Application of strychnine sulfate (10-50 mu M) to the anterior hindlimb enlargement of the turtle spinal cord increased the amplitude of the ipsilateral fictive flexion reflex and revealed a contralateral (crossed) fictive flexion reflex response to cutaneous stimulation of the foot. Strychnine abolished the crossed i...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Currie SN,Lee S

更新日期：1996-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) is an anti-inflammatory cytokine and is expressed in the injured spinal cord. TGF-β signals through receptors to activate Smad proteins, which translocate into the nucleus. In the present study, we investigated the chronological alterations and cellular locations of the TGF-β/Smad ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Joko M,Osuka K,Usuda N,Atsuzawa K,Aoyama M,Takayasu M

更新日期：2013-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) is a potent and broadly acting neurotrophic factor that protects various cultured neurons against apoptotic stimuli. To investigate whether PEDF acts not only on neurons, but also glial cells, we analyzed the effects of recombinant human PEDF (rhPEDF) on cytokine mRNA levels, t...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Sanagi T,Yabe T,Yamada H

更新日期：2005-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies from our team have shown that a 12 month ethanol administration induced deficits in a sequential alternation task, whereas a 6 month treatment had no effects. We have already shown that the 12 month treatment induced deficits both in diencephalic and hippocampal structures, whereas the 6 month treatme...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Beracochea D,Jaffard R

更新日期：1991-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was performed to explore the effect of green tea polyphenols on the intracellular Aβ (iAβ)-induced toxicity to cultured rat primary prefrontal cortical neurons. Administration of 100nM, 1μM or 10μM of green tea polyphenols significantly inhibited the iAβ-induced toxicity to cultured rat primary prefr...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Qin XY,Cheng Y,Yu LC

更新日期：2012-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphine hydrochloride (10 mg/kg,i.p.) induced marked catalepsy in rats, which was associated with significantly enhanced striatal acetylcholine levels and reduced cholinesterase activity. Rapid tolerance to morphine-induced catalepsy was noted after twice daily administrations, the tolerance being discernible after t...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Bose R,Kumar A,Bhattacharya SK

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sciatic axotomy in 2-day-old rats (P2) causes lumbar motoneuron loss, which could be associated with nitric oxide (NO) production. NO may be produced by three isoforms of synthase (NOS): neuronal (nNOS), endothelial (eNOS) and inducible (iNOS). We investigated NOS expression and NO synthesis in the lumbar enlargement ...

journal_title：Neuroscience letters

authors： Rogério F,Teixeira SA,Júnior HJ,Maria CC,Vieira AS,de Rezende AC,Pereira GA,Muscará MN,Langone F

更新日期：2006-10-23 00:00:00