Galanin induces a hyperpolarization of norepinephrine-containing locus coeruleus neurons in the brainstem slice
Pieribone VA, Xu Z, Zhang X, Grillner S, Bartfai T, Hökfelt T. Galanin induces a hyperpolarization of norepinephrine-containing locus coeruleus neurons in the brainstem slice. Neuroscience 1995, 64: 861-874. PMID: 7538638, DOI: 10.1016/0306-4522(94)00450-j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocus coeruleus neuronsCoeruleus neuronsLocus coeruleusNet outward currentGalanin responseOutward currentsATP-sensitive potassium channelsNorepinephrine-containing locus coeruleus neuronsCoexistence of galaninEffects of galaninPotassium concentrationExtracellular potassium concentrationEndogenous galaninGalanin applicationNormal potassium concentrationGalanin effectsGalanin immunoreactivityBrainstem slicesNorepinephrine neuronsAxonal originLow calcium mediumNeuronal somataSlice preparationImmunohistochemical stainingGalanin