2000
GABA release from mouse axonal growth cones
Gao X, van den Pol A. GABA release from mouse axonal growth cones. The Journal Of Physiology 2000, 523: 629-637. PMID: 10718743, PMCID: PMC2269824, DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2000.t01-1-00629.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGABA releaseSynapse formationGrowth conesSpontaneous GABA releaseAxonal growth conesHypothalamic neuronsTransmitter phenotypeAxon terminalsNeurotransmitter receptorsTransgenic miceAction potentialsGABAProtein kinase C activityNeuronal membranesAxonsNeuronal developmentGreen fluorescent proteinKinase C activityNeuronsVesicular mechanismPKC activationFluorescent proteinC activityLow levelsRelease
1998
Presynaptic and Postsynaptic Actions and Modulation of Neuroendocrine Neurons by a New Hypothalamic Peptide, Hypocretin/Orexin
van den Pol A, Gao X, Obrietan K, Kilduff T, Belousov A. Presynaptic and Postsynaptic Actions and Modulation of Neuroendocrine Neurons by a New Hypothalamic Peptide, Hypocretin/Orexin. Journal Of Neuroscience 1998, 18: 7962-7971. PMID: 9742163, PMCID: PMC6793026, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.18-19-07962.1998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsArcuate Nucleus of HypothalamusCadmiumCalciumCarrier ProteinsCells, CulturedDose-Response Relationship, DrugElectric StimulationEnzyme InhibitorsEvoked PotentialsFeeding BehaviorFluorescent DyesFura-2Gamma-Aminobutyric AcidGlutamic AcidIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMembrane PotentialsMolecular Sequence DataNeuronsNeuropeptidesNeurosecretory SystemsNeurotransmitter AgentsOrexinsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPresynaptic TerminalsSignal TransductionTetrodotoxinThapsigarginConceptsLateral hypothalamusSynaptic activityNeuroendocrine neuronsWhole-cell patch-clamp recordingsNew hypothalamic peptidesLateral hypothalamic neuronsAmino acid transmittersHypothalamic regulatory systemPatch-clamp recordingsHypocretin/orexinPerifornical areaPostsynaptic actionsOrexigenic peptideHypocretin-1Hypothalamic circuitsHypocretin peptidesHypothalamic neuronsHypothalamic slicesArcuate nucleusHypocretin-2Postsynaptic receptorsAxonal inputsHypothalamic peptidesFeeding centerAxon terminals