Membrane properties of rat medial vestibular nucleus neurons in vivo.

abstract：:In previous studies we provided evidence for changes in prolactin (PRL) receptor levels in the male rat brain after continuously infusing morphine using subcutaneously implanted miniosmotic pumps. In this work we have studied the binding of PRL in the male rat brain following morphine administration by both subcutaneo...

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Lai Z,Zhai Q,Liu Z,Roos P,Nyberg F

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Action potentials, when arriving at presynaptic terminals, elicit Ca(2+) influx through voltage-gated Ca(2+) channels. Intracellular [Ca(2+)] elevation around the channels subsequently triggers synaptic vesicle exocytosis and also induces various protein reactions that regulate vesicle endocytosis and recycling to pro...

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Yamashita T

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutamate receptor subtypes mediating excitatory synaptic neurotransmission in the cerebellar cortex are briefly reviewed from molecular biological, electrophysiological and pharmacological points of view. In particular, molecular biological findings of a novel family of AMPA-selective glutamate receptors are introduc...

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Okamoto K,Sekiguchi M

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The subgranular zone (SGZ) in the dentate gyrus contains radial astrocytes, known as Type-1 or Type-B cells, which generate neuroblasts (Type-2 cells or Type-D cells) that give rise to granular neurons. Stress increases glucocorticoid levels that target SGZ and modify the proliferation and apoptosis of hippocampal cel...

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Gonzalez-Perez O,Chavez-Casillas O,Jauregui-Huerta F,Lopez-Virgen V,Guzman-Muniz J,Moy-Lopez N,Gonzalez-Castaneda RE,Luquin S

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prepulse inhibition (PPI) and habituation of the acoustic startle reflex (ASR) are considered to be candidate endophenotypes of schizophrenia. However, to our knowledge, only one group has investigated these startle measures in Asian patients with schizophrenia. In the present study, we evaluated these startle measure...

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Takahashi H,Iwase M,Ishii R,Ohi K,Fukumoto M,Azechi M,Ikezawa K,Kurimoto R,Canuet L,Nakahachi T,Iike N,Tagami S,Morihara T,Okochi M,Tanaka T,Kazui H,Yoshida T,Tanimukai H,Yasuda Y,Kudo T,Hashimoto R,Takeda M

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra pars compacta play a major role in goal-directed behavior and reinforcement learning. The study of their local interactions has revealed that they are connected by electrical synapses. Connexins, the molecular substrate of electrical synapses, constitute a multigenic family...

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Vandecasteele M,Glowinski J,Venance L

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) is a member of the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily and acts as a neurotrophic factor for the nigrostriatal dopamine (DA) system. Although previous studies have shown that pretreatment with GDNF could prevent degenerative changes of nigrostriatal DA system ...

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Aoi M,Date I,Tomita S,Ohmoto T

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study focused on the early stages of acute glutamate (L-Glu)-induced neurotoxic mechanisms, both biochemical, e.g. intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and associated parameters as well as gene expression of cell survival/death pathways, i.e. Bcl-2 and caspases. Stereotactic intracortical injections...

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Kumar A,Singh RL,Babu GN

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One important aspect of empathy is a "resonance mechanism", which includes emotional cue detection, facial mimicry (measured by electromyography, EMG) and a specific cortical response. This study explored the convergence of these three measures of affective empathy. The twenty students who took part in the study were ...

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Balconi M,Bortolotti A,Gonzaga L

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hippocalcin is a recently identified Ca(2+)-binding protein with three EF-hand structures, dominantly expressed in the hippocampal pyramidal layer. The complete amino acid sequence of hippocalcin deduced from the cDNA is composed of 195 residues, has a calculated molecular mass of 22,574 daltons, and has a striking se...

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Takamatsu K,Noguchi T

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given the amygdala's role in survival mechanisms, and its pivotal contributions to psychological processes, it is no surprise that it is one of the most well-studied brain regions. One of the common methods for understanding the functional role of the amygdala is the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)...

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Murphy JE,Yanes JA,Kirby LAJ,Reid MA,Robinson JL

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity is increased within and around amyloid plaques, which are present in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patient's brain. In this study, using cultured retinal cells as a neuronal model, we analyzed the effect of the synthetic peptide Abeta(25-35) on the activity of AChE, the degradation enzy...

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Melo JB,Agostinho P,Oliveira CR

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction of neurotransmitter receptors with the underlying cytoskeleton via subsynaptic proteins is an important mechanism for the targeting of the receptors to synapses in the central nervous system. We show that delta glutamate receptors (delta receptors), expressed predominantly in the dendritic spines of ce...

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Hirai H,Matsuda S

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate the role of the dorsal raphe nucleus and the serotonergic system in the regulation of ovulation, the number of ova and plasma luteinizing hormone (LH) concentrations were measured in female rats after making lesions in this nucleus (DRL) and/or treatment with 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) receptor...

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Maekawa F,Tsukahara S,Tsukamura H,Maeda KI,Yamanouchi K

更新日期：1999-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Because a potential treatment for brain injuries could be elevating magnesium ions (Mg(2+)) intracerebrally, we characterized the effects of elevating external Mg(2+) in cultures of neonatal murine brain-derived neural stem/progenitor cells (NSCs). Using a crystal violet assay, which avoids interference of Mg(2+) in t...

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Vennemeyer JJ,Hopkins T,Kuhlmann J,Heineman WR,Pixley SK

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GABAergic neurons in the hippocampus proper are greatly diverse in their morphological and physiological features. In the present study we examined whether or not they are also diverse regarding the density of GABAergic input on their somata. GABAergic neurons were immunocytochemically identified with antibodies again...

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Fukuda T,Aika Y,Heizmann CW,Kosaka T

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Temporal changes in kainate-induced seizure activity and hippocampal NO generation were evaluated simultaneously in conscious rats by using in vivo microdialysis and by determining the concentrations of nitrite and nitrate in perfusates. Intraperitoneal injection of kainic acid produced 'wet dog shake', focal seizure ...

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Kashihara K,Sakai K,Marui K,Shohmori T

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cerebellar Purkinje cell has highly branched dendrites extending in a transverse plane to the cerebellar folium. Branching patterns of the dendrites were subjected to fractal analysis to obtain a quantitative measure of their intricacy. Using a square-covering method, we found that dendrites have a statistical sel...

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Takeda T,Ishikawa A,Ohtomo K,Kobayashi Y,Matsuoka T

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of intrinsic balance control factors to fall mechanisms has received little investigation in studies on occupational accidents. The aim of this study was to assess whether postural regulation in falling workers might have specificities in terms of sensorimotor strategies and neuromuscular responses to...

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Vouriot A,Gauchard GC,Chau N,Benamghar L,Lepori ML,Mur JM,Perrin PP

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lateral (L) and medial (M) midbrain astrocytes differ in their ability to support neuritic growth (L, permissive; M, non-permissive) with properties of M glia depending on heparan sulfate (HS). Here we show by atomic force microscopy that the surfaces of formaldehyde-fixed astrocytes differ by conspicuous 250 nm protr...

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Weissmüller G,Garcia-Abreu J,Mascarello Bisch P,Moura Neto V,Cavalcante LA

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:How the nervous system controls the sensation and memory of information from the environment is an essential question. The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is a useful model for elucidating neural information processing that mediates sensation and memory. The entire nervous system of C. elegans consists of only 302 neu...

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Ohta A,Kuhara A

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study evidenced hypothesis that mitochondrial dysfunction-oxidative stress-dependent apoptotic pathways play a critical role in degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in Parkinson's disease. Model of rotenone-induced parkinsonism in rats produced decrease in striatal complex I activity and reduced glutathion...

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Abdin AA,Sarhan NI

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of iontophoretically applied (1S,3R)-1-aminocyclopentane-1,3-dicarboxylic acid (1S,3R-ACPD), an agonist of metabotropic glutamate receptors, were examined in rat cerebellar Purkinje cells in vivo. Multibarrel electrodes were used for extracellular recordings of spontaneous single unit discharges and iontop...

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Lingenhöhl K,Knöpfel T,Olpe HR

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of apamin, a bee venom toxin, on the action potential and the spike after hyperpolarization was studied in bullfrog sympathetic ganglion cells. Apamin reduced the duration of the afterhyperpolarization but did not affect the maximum rates of rise and fall of Na+- and Ca2+-dependent action potentials. In the...

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Koyano K,Abe T

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of synthetic spider toxin analogs containing aza-crown in combination with zinc and copper was studied on the lobster neuromuscular synapse. The suppressive action of N4-type spider toxin analog (N4) on excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs) was markedly enhanced in the presence of 10(-5)-10(-4) M Zn2+....

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Kawai N,Miwa A,Hashimoto Y,Shudo K,Asami T,Nakajima T

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) is a serine protease that converts the inactive precursor plasminogen to the active protease plasmin. In the central nervous system, tPA has been suggested to participate in plasticity, memory and the neuronal degeneration caused by excitotoxins, but its precise functions during...

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Nagai N,Urano T,Endo A,Takahashi H,Takada Y,Takada A

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:L-glutamate is the primary excitatory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system and has also been implicated as a potent neurotoxin. To ensure a high signal-to-noise ratio during synaptic transmission and to prevent neuronal damage that might occur as a result of excessive activation of glutamate recept...

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Tanaka K

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We suggest a time-varying partial correlation as a statistical measure of dynamic functional connectivity (dFC) in the human brain. Traditional statistical models often assume specific distributions on the measured data such as the Gaussian distribution, which prohibits their application to neuroimaging data analysis....

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Lee N,Kim JM

更新日期：2020-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM) and an electron microscope, we investigated the organization of the main olfactory bulb (MOB) of tenrecs, which were previously included into insectivores but now considered to be in a new order "Afrosoricida" in the superclade 'Afrotheria'. We confirmed that the overa...

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Kosaka K,Künzle H,Kosaka T

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The disposition of the facial vibrissae of the mouse is represented as a matrix-like array of cell aggregates in rows and columns at every station of the whisker-to-barrel pathway. In order to evaluate the role of each station in this pathway, lesions were made in the facial vibrissae of the mystacial group on P0-P3, ...

journal_title：Neuroscience research

authors： Yamakado M

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00