2009
Melanin-concentrating hormone directly inhibits GnRH neurons and blocks kisspeptin activation, linking energy balance to reproduction
Wu M, Dumalska I, Morozova E, van den Pol A, Alreja M. Melanin-concentrating hormone directly inhibits GnRH neurons and blocks kisspeptin activation, linking energy balance to reproduction. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 17217-17222. PMID: 19805188, PMCID: PMC2761345, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0908200106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainEnergy MetabolismFemaleGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHypothalamic HormonesImmunohistochemistryKisspeptinsMaleMelaninsMembrane PotentialsMiceMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, FluorescenceNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPeptide FragmentsPituitary HormonesReceptors, SomatostatinReproductionTime FactorsTumor Suppressor ProteinsVesicular Glutamate Transport Protein 2ConceptsInhibitory effectDirect postsynaptic effectGnRH-GFP neuronsMCH knockout miceMCH-immunoreactive fibersRole of MCHMelanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) systemMCH receptor antagonistsPatch-clamp recordingsMelanin-concentrating hormoneNegative energy balanceKisspeptin activationDrug abuse behaviorGnRH neuronsPostsynaptic effectsExcitatory effectsGABAergic neuronsTransgenic GFP miceImmunoreactive fibersReceptor antagonistCNS neuronsAntidepressant drugsBrain slicesFood restrictionKnockout mice
1996
Patch‐clamp characterization of nicotinic receptors in a subpopulation of lamina X neurones in rat spinal cord slices.
Bordey A, Feltz P, Trouslard J. Patch‐clamp characterization of nicotinic receptors in a subpopulation of lamina X neurones in rat spinal cord slices. The Journal Of Physiology 1996, 490: 673-678. PMID: 8683466, PMCID: PMC1158705, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLamina X neuronesSpinal cord slicesNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsCord slicesD-tubocurarineCentral canalTransverse thoracolumbar spinal cord slicesAcetylcholine receptorsAction potentialsRat spinal cord slicesWhole-cell patch-clamp techniqueDirect postsynaptic effectPatch-clamp techniqueStrong inward rectificationPostsynaptic effectsDorsal commissureNicotinic receptorsNicotinic agonistsPatch-clamp characterizationNeuronesVentral halfReceptors resultsReversal potentialReceptorsInward rectification
1992
Actions of Neurotensin: A Review of the Electrophysiological Studiesa
SHI W, BUNNEY B. Actions of Neurotensin: A Review of the Electrophysiological Studiesa. Annals Of The New York Academy Of Sciences 1992, 668: 129-145. PMID: 1463269, DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1992.tb27345.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsNeurotensinConceptsExcitatory effectsDA cellsModulatory effectsDA receptor blockadeDirect postsynaptic effectAction of neurotensinGlutamate-induced excitationMidbrain DA cellsMembrane conductancePostsynaptic effectsReceptor blockadeDepolarization inactivationNT receptorsCell activityFiring rateSame receptorNeuromedin NSudden cessationHigh concentrationsProtein kinase CBasal activityToxic effectsInhibitionNeurotensinReceptors
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