Effect of interaction between acute administration of morphine and cannabinoid compounds on spontaneous excitatory and inhibitory postsynaptic currents of magnocellular neurons of supraoptic nucleus [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences, 2016 Objective(s): Opioids and cannabinoids are two important compounds that have been shown to influence the activity of magnocellular neurons (MCNs) of supraoptic nucleus (SON).
Mitra Yousefpour +2 more
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Relative number and distribution of murine hypothalamic proopiomelanocortin neurons innervating distinct target sites. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 Proopiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons send projections widely throughout the brain consistent with their role in regulating numerous homeostatic processes and mediating analgesia and reward.
Connie M King, Shane T Hentges
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Oxytocin signaling in the posterior hypothalamus prevents hyperphagic obesity in mice
eLife, 2022 Decades of studies have revealed molecular and neural circuit bases for body weight homeostasis. Neural hormone oxytocin (Oxt) has received attention in this context because it is produced by neurons in the paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus (PVH), a ...
Kengo Inada +4 more
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GABA in the central amygdaloid nucleus modulates the electrolyte excretion and hormonal responses to blood volume expansion in rats [PDF]
, 2009 We investigated the involvement of GABAergic mechanisms of the central amygdaloid nucleus (CeA) in unanesthetized rats subjected to acute isotonic or hypertonic blood volume expansion (BVE). Male Wistar rats bearing cannulas unilaterally implanted in the
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Fluorescent visualization of oxytocin in the hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2014 Oxytocin (OXT) is well known for its ability to the milk ejection reflex and uterine contraction. It is also involved in several other behaviors, such as anti-nociception, anxiety, feeding, social recognition and stress responses.
Hirofumi eHashimoto +2 more
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Morphological plasticity of astroglia: Understanding synaptic microenvironment [PDF]
, 2015 Memory formation in the brain is thought to rely on the remodeling of synaptic connections which eventually results in neural network rewiring. This remodeling is likely to involve ultrathin astroglial protrusions which often occur in the immediate ...
Heller, JP, Rusakov, DA
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Spatial Transcriptomics of Supraoptic Nucleus and Paraventricular Nucleus of the Hypothalamus
The FASEB Journal, 2021 Magnocellular neurosecretory cells (MNCs) in the supraoptic nucleus (SON) and paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus release oxytocin (OXY) and arginine vasopressin (AVP) into the peripheral circulation, playing a key role in the regulation of fluid and electrolyte homeostasis.
Dianna Nguyen +2 more
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PIP2 alters Ca2+ currents in acutely dissociated supraoptic oxytocin neurons
Physiological Reports, 2019 Magnocellular neurosecretory cells (MNCs) occupying the supraoptic nucleus (SON) contain voltage‐gated Ca2+ channels that provide Ca2+ for triggering vesicle release, initiating signaling pathways, and activating channels, such as the potassium channels ...
Matthew K. Kirchner +4 more
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Regional brain c-fos activation associated with penile erection and other symptoms induced by the spider toxin Tx2-6 [PDF]
, 2011 Brain areas expressing c-fos messenger RNA were mapped by quantitative in situ hybridization after 1-2 h of intoxication with 10 mu g/kg Tx2-6, a toxin obtained from the venom of the spider Phoneutria nigriventer.
Hipólide, Débora Cristina +6 more
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The organum vasculosum of the lamina terminalis and subfornical organ: regulation of thirst
Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2023 Thirst and water intake are regulated by the organum vasculosum of the lamina terminalis (OVLT) and subfornical organ (SFO), located around the anteroventral third ventricle, which plays a critical role in sensing dynamic changes in sodium and water ...
Jiaxu Wang +6 more
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