2018
Deciphering the Contributions of CRH Receptors in the Brain and Pituitary to Stress-Induced Inhibition of the Reproductive Axis
Raftogianni A, Roth LC, García-González D, Bus T, Kühne C, Monyer H, Spergel DJ, Deussing JM, Grinevich V. Deciphering the Contributions of CRH Receptors in the Brain and Pituitary to Stress-Induced Inhibition of the Reproductive Axis. Frontiers In Molecular Neuroscience 2018, 11: 305. PMID: 30214395, PMCID: PMC6125327, DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2018.00305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCRH receptor type 1Corticotropin-releasing hormoneHPG axisCentral neuronsCRH receptorsPharmacological studiesAcute stressGonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neuronsMale HPG axisDecrease of plasmaEarlier pharmacological studiesReceptor type 1Stress induced inhibitionHormone neuronsLH releaseGABAergic neuronsCentral infusionPituitary levelMale miceGonadal axisReproductive axisImmunological stressType 2Pituitary culturesBasal conditions
1991
In vitro perfused-superfused cat carotid body for physiological and pharmacological studies
Iturriaga R, Rumsey WL, Mokashi A, Spergel D, Wilson DF, Lahiri S. In vitro perfused-superfused cat carotid body for physiological and pharmacological studies. Journal Of Applied Physiology 1991, 70: 1393-1400. PMID: 1903380, DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1991.70.3.1393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemosensory dischargeCarotid bodyPentobarbital sodium-anesthetized catsWhole carotid sinus nerveCarotid sinus nerveInjections of nicotineCarotid body preparationCat carotid bodyRestoration of flowDose-dependent mannerSinus nerveNormoxic perfusionPerfusate PO2Pharmacological stimuliPerfusate flowInitial responsivenessTyrode's solutionPharmacological studiesCarotid bifurcationPerfusionCO2 stimulusBasal activityChemosensory responsesNicotineBody preparation