abstract：:Effects of hypothalamic stimulation and lesion on hepatic autonomic nerve activity were investigated in anesthetized rats. Stimulation of the lateral hypothalamic area increased activity of the hepatic vagal nerve and decreased activity of the splanchnic nerve. Lesion of this area produced a rapid and strong reduction...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Yoshimatsu H,Niijima A,Oomura Y,Katafuchi T

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Somatostatin immunoreactive (SOM-I) perikarya were first observed in the ventral horn at E12, in the presumptive intermediate gray area at E14, and in the alar plate of the rostral spinal cord at E14. In general, after their initial appearance, their density increased and then decreased during development. A moderate ...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Ho RH

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In animal models of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, ethanol causes a number of changes in brain development, with many of these changes being very transient. This is especially true for the process of synaptogenesis in different brain areas. Our quantitative electron microscopic study of synaptogenesis in the molecular layer ...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Hoff SF

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The changes of characteristics of dopamine (D1 and D2) and muscarinic receptors after acute and subacute administration of bicuculline were examined in rat brain. The results demonstrated that in striatal region, the Bmax of D2 receptor was significantly increased with no change of affinity after subacute administrati...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Lim DK,Ito Y,Hoskins B,Ho IK

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple unit activities (MUA) in 307 brainstem sites were recorded by chronically implanted electrodes in cats, using a polygraph with 4 channel MUA recording units. During transition from waking to slow wave sleep, at 15 sites including the medial preoptic area (11), the diagonal band of Broca (2) and medial anterio...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Ogawa Y,Kawamura H

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gonadotropin-releasing hormone-associated peptide (GAP) and luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) portions of the LHRH precursor were localized by immunocytochemistry in prepubertal female rats, in adult female rats at different stages of the estrous cycle, and in ovariectomized rats. Our results indicate t...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Merchenthaler I,Culler MD,Negro-Vilar A,Petrusz P,Flerko B

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular recordings were obtained in anaesthetized rats from single neurons located in various structures around the rostral end of the third ventricle, known to harbour integrative neurons sensing deficiencies in and originating corrective responses for water-electrolyte balance. Once arginine vasopressin (AVP) ...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Jeulin AC,Nicolaidis S

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of homotypic cortical tissue grafts to induce recovery of function after a gustatory neocortex (GN) lesion was studied using the conditioned taste aversion (CTA) paradigm. On acquisition day, 26 GN-lesioned and 8 sham-lesioned rats were presented with a saccharin solution, followed by an injection of the i...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Yirmiya R,Zhou FC,Holder MD,Deems DA,Garcia J

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following main olfactory bulb (MOB) stimulation at frequencies of 0.1-0.3 Hz, in addition to early field potentials, a frequency-sensitive, surface negative late N2 wave (latency range: 63-96 msec) followed occasionally by a late N3 transient, was evoked in the piriform cortex and endopiriform nucleus of the rat. The ...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Ferreyra-Moyano H,Cinelli AR,Molina JC,Barragán E

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A combination of immunocytochemical, electrophysiological and pharmacological techniques were employed to study the properties of neurons within the supramammillary (SUM) complex of the rat. The SUM region contains a small, but dense, population of tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactive neurons. Following injection of th...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Shepard PD,Mihailoff GA,German DC

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Light microscopic autoradiography of [3H]quinuclidinyl benzilate binding sites was used to study the distribution of muscarinic cholinergic receptors in mouse mutants which have abnormalities affecting specific cerebellar cell types. In the normal C57BL/6J mouse, binding sites were distributed throughout the cerebella...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Neustadt A,Frostholm A,Rotter A

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the core protein of a heparan sulfate proteoglycan has been detected in brain microvessel basement membranes by immunoperoxidase staining, cytochemical evidence of a glycosaminoglycan component, in the form of discrete staining with ruthenium red, is not found. To resolve this discrepancy, we examined the gly...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Schmidley JW,Blue P

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The retino-hypothalamic tract of the Syrian hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) was examined using intraocular injections of horseradish peroxidase conjugated to cholera toxin. In addition to the retinal input to the suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN), a retinal projection to the caudal paraventricular nuclei was identified. Thi...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Youngstrom TG,Weiss ML,Nunez AA

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patterns of female sexual behavior in the hamster are qualitatively different from that observed in the rat. Hamsters demonstrate tonic immobility and a sustained lordotic response that can last for several minutes following minimal stimulation from the male while in rats, the lordotic response is highly dependent upo...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Nance DM,Myatt GA

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We quantitated the activity of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) in homogenates and subcellular fractions of inner ear tissues from the rat and guinea pig and demonstrate inhibition of cochlear ODC by the aminoglycoside neomycin. Subcellular fractionation showed the enzyme associated with the post-mitochondrial supernatan...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Henley CM 3rd,Gerhardt HJ,Schacht J

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether or not prolactin, as well as ACTH, was involved in the control of adrenal weight and steroid release, lesions in the median eminence which had previously resulted in impaired steroid release and atrophy of the adrenal were placed in animals in which the plasma prolactin was allowed to rise as a re...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Marubayashi U,McCann SM,Antunes-Rodrigues J

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rats were tested in the elevated plus-maze test of anxiety after a probe injection of chlordiazepoxide (CDP 5 mg/kg) following short-term (5 days) or long-term (20 days) pretreatment with 5 or 20 mg/kg/day. After short-term pretreatment with either dose, the probe dose had anxiolytic effects (it increased the % number...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： File SE,Baldwin HA,Aranko K

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal neurons projecting to the facial nucleus, located in the lateral portion of lamina V from the C1 to C4 segments, had long dendrites extending into lamina IV. The detailed morphology of these spinal neurons was confirmed using the Golgi impregnation method. Dorsal root fibers were distributed mainly to lamina IV...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Takeuchi Y,Takahashi O,Satoda T,Matsushima R

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The uptake of 3H-2-deoxyglucose (3H-2-DG) in selected brain structures was determined subsequent to electrical stimulation of insular cortex (Ins) and the mediodorsal (MD) nucleus of the thalamus in rabbits. Stimulation of Ins elicited parasympathetic-like responding (i.e., bradycardia and depressor responses); wherea...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Buchanan SL,Powell DA

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen patients with high- (n = 7) and low-dose (n = 7) benzodiazepine (BDZ) dependency presented predominantly with anxious and depressive neurotic symptoms which caused long-term BDZ medication. Their BDZ dependency was characterized by giving preference to the abuse of benzodiazepines with long elimination half-l...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Schmauss C,Apelt S,Emrich HM

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven benzodiazepine-receptor ligands of the beta-carbolines' group were administered IP in Wistar rats from (1) a strain displaying spontaneous petit mal-like seizures (PMLS) characterized by spike and wave discharges (SWD) and, (2) a strain where no seizure is ever observed (NS). Five different types of effects were...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Marescaux C,Vergnes M,Jensen LH,Petersen E,Depaulis A,Micheletti G,Warter JM

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of progesterone (P) on monoamine levels and turnover was evaluated in 8 brain nuclei in estrogen-primed rats. Animals were subcutaneously (SC) injected with P or vehicle 21 hours after SC treatment with 5 micrograms of estradiol benzoate (EB). EB-primed animals treated with P showed high levels of lordosis ...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Renner KJ,Krey LC,Luine VN

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of chemically and electrically-induced convulsions on the binding of [3H]Ro 5-4864 to peripheral benzodiazepine receptors (PBR) was studied in both peripheral tissues and the central nervous system (CNS). Acute, maximal electroshock (MES) increased the density of PBR in mouse cerebral cortex as evidenced b...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Basile AS,Weissman BA,Skolnick P

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An evaluation of N,N-dipropargyl-2-phenylethylamine (DPGPEA) as a prodrug to increase brain levels of 2-phenylethylamine (PEA) was conducted in rats. A 0.1 mmol/kg (IP) dose of DPGPEA was administered and produced marked elevations of PEA levels in brain, liver and blood which were sustained for several hours. Ex vivo...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Rao TS,Baker GB,Coutts RT

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Field-evoked potentials from the main olfactory bulb in response to stimulation of the olfactory nerve and lateral olfactory tract were measured without and with conditioning stimulation of the locus coeruleus noradrenergic system. The locus coeruleus conditioning stimulus suppressed or inhibited the late components o...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Perez H,Hernandez A,Almli CR

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unit activities of thermosensitive (TS) and non-TS neurons in the medial preoptic area (MPO) of the monkey were investigated during a high fixed-ratio (FR 12-30) bar press behavior to seek cool air (CT) in a warm environment. The monkey performed the task when ambient temperature (Ta) was raised (35-43 degrees C) and ...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Hori T,Kiyohara T,Oomura Y,Nishino H,Aou S,Fujita I

更新日期：1987-05-01 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：:Developmental changes in the control of neurite extension by extracellular factors can be examined by utilizing cultures of neurons from various aged embryos. Several conditioned media and tissue extracts were added to cultures of chick embryo retinal neurons on collagen substrates for 1, 3 and 5 days in vitro. Neurit...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Thompson JM,Lu AH,Ruch S

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently published work in the rat has shown that: the incidence of electrical coupling, as measured by dye coupling, is decreased from control levels by 8 days of drinking hypertonic saline; an index of circulating testosterone, seminal vesicle weight, is also decreased by 8 days of saline drinking; and both plasma a...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Cobbett P,Yang QZ,Hatton GI

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the unanesthetized cat, TRH was injected into the cerebral ventricles (ICV) through chronically implanted cannulae and the nature of the evoked salivation was investigated. TRH injected in doses from 0.1 to 1.0 mg evoked salivation which was not dose-dependent. The antimuscarinic drug atropine as well as the gangli...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Beleslin DB,Jovanovic-Micic D,Tomic-Beleslin N

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A microcomputer aided control system for visual tracking tasks is described. A video monitor displays positions of target and pointer. In a handle task, the horizontal position of a pointer is coupled to the angular position of a manipulandum. The task involves alignment and maintenance of a pointer on the target. In ...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Muramoto K,Ono T,Nishino H,Nishijo H

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of cholinergic agents on isolated dentate neurons were studied to characterize cellular mechanisms underlying carbachol-induced 'theta' EEG activity. Carbachol, eserine, and acetylcholine produced a synchronization of slow wave activity (theta) accompanied by depression of perforant path to dentate field p...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Konopacki J,Maciver MB,Bland BH,Roth SH

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuronal cell bodies in the medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic system (MTN) were labeled with WGA-HRP which was injected ipsilaterally into the occipital cortex in the rat. We suggest that the label was first transported anterogradely to the pretectal nucleus of the optic tract, then moved transneuronally ...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Takada M,Li ZK,Hattori T

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inferior olive neurons, in brain slices maintained in vitro, display spontaneous, continuous oscillations of their membrane potential which are consonant with olivary rhythmic activity seen in vivo. This oscillatory behavior was studied with intracellular electrophysiological techniques. The 3-10 Hz rhythmicity of the...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Benardo LS,Foster RE

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibition of glycolysis and fatty acid oxidation by combined treatment with 2-deoxyglucose (2DG) and methyl palmoxirate, or inhibition of glycolysis and lipolysis by combined treatment with 2DG and nicotonic acid synergistically increased food intake in rats. Methyl palmoxirate treatment alone increased food intake i...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Friedman MI,Tordoff MG,Ramirez I

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Groups of male Sprague-Dawley rats were predominantly fed either a high-fat or a high-carbohydrate (CHO) diet. For designated 2-day periods, their diets were switched. After baseline measurements of food and water intake, the rats were made diabetic by injections of either 40 or 46-50 mg/kg streptozotocin. Food and wa...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Koopmans HS,Xavier Pi-Sunyer F

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catecholaminergic systems, specifically in the region of the lateral perifornical hypothalamus (PFH), have been linked to the inhibition of feeding behavior. The present studies examined the effects of d-amphetamine (AMPH), which is believed to act through the release of endogenous catecholamines (CAs), on spontaneous...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Leibowitz SF,Shor-Posner G,Maclow C,Grinker JA

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report results of chromatographic, pH titration and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy studies demonstrating that the bovine pineal antireproductive tripeptide, Thr-Ser-Lys (BPART), binds to luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) at a site comprised of LHRH 2-5 (His-Trp-Ser-Tyr). BPART and LHRH hav...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Root-Bernstein RS,Westall FC

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific angiotensin II (Ang II) binding sites are present in the dorsal medulla of several species, and dose-related cardiovascular effects are produced by microinjection of the peptide into this region. Because the anatomical location of Ang II binding sites in the area postrema (ap), nucleus tractus solitarii (nTS)...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Diz DI,Barnes KL,Ferrario CM

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The projections from the rat medial prefrontal cortex to the amygdaloid complex were investigated using retrograde transport of fluorescent dyes and anterograde transport of horseradish peroxidase-WGA. The ventral anterior cingulate, prelimbic, infralimbic and medial orbital areas and the taenia tecta were found to pr...

journal_title：Brain research bulletin

authors： Cassell MD,Wright DJ

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00