Brain Stem - Cytology
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Noeud vital for breathing in the brainstem: gasping--yes, eupnoea--doubtful.

10 Sep 2009 For the past 200 years, various regions of the brainstem have been proposed as a 'noeud vital' for breathing-a critical region which, when destroyed, results in an irreversible cessation of breathing and death. Complicating this search for a noeud ... Read more...

The use of viral gene transfer in studies of brainstem noradrenergic and serotonergic neurons.

10 Sep 2009 In contrast to some other neuronal populations, for example hippocampal or cortical pyramidal neurons, mechanisms of synaptic integration and transmitter release in central neurons that contain noradrenaline (NA) and serotonin (5HT) are not well ... Read more...

Opposite effect of membrane raft perturbation on transport activity of KCC2 and NKCC1.

15 Aug 2009 In the majority of neurons, the intracellular Cl(-) concentration is set by the activity of the Na(+)-K(+)-2Cl(-) cotransporter (NKCC1) and the K(+)-Cl(-) cotransporter (KCC2). Here, we investigated the cotransporters' functional dependence on ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Brain Stem - Cytology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Noeud vital for breathing in the brainstem: gasping--yes, eupnoea--doubtful. 10 Sep 2009
• The use of viral gene transfer in studies of brainstem noradrenergic and serotonergic neurons. 10 Sep 2009
• Opposite effect of membrane raft perturbation on transport activity of KCC2 and NKCC1. 15 Aug 2009
• Glycinergic projection neurons of the cerebellum. 10 Aug 2009
• Immunohistochemical localization of calbindin-D28k and calretinin in the brainstem of anuran and urodele amphibians. 8 Aug 2009
• Expression of TRPV4 in the stimulated rat oral mucous membrane--nociceptive mechanisms of lingual conical papillae. 30 Jul 2009
• The principal neurons of the medial nucleus of the trapezoid body and NG2(+) glial cells receive coordinated excitatory synaptic input. 30 Jul 2009
• Calcium dependence of exo- and endocytotic coupling at a glutamatergic synapse. 28 Jul 2009
• Morphological and electrophysiological features of motor neurons and putative interneurons in the dorsal vagal complex of rats and mice. 16 Jul 2009
• Absence of gp130 in dopamine beta-hydroxylase-expressing neurons leads to autonomic imbalance and increased reperfusion arrhythmias. 8 Jul 2009
• Genetic identification of an embryonic parafacial oscillator coupling to the preBötzinger complex. 3 Jul 2009
• Brain stem feedback in a computational model of birdsong sequencing. 22 Jun 2009
• A team of potassium channels tunes up auditory neurons. 30 May 2009
• Learning to encode timing: mechanisms of plasticity in the auditory brainstem. 26 May 2009
• Inputs to serotonergic neurons revealed by conditional viral transneuronal tracing. 8 May 2009
• Changes in somatodendritic morphometry of rat oculomotor nucleus motoneurons during postnatal development. 8 May 2009
• An increase in intracelluar free calcium ions modulated by cholinergic receptors in rat facial nucleus. 3 May 2009
• Transient expression of Bis protein in midline radial glia in developing rat brainstem and spinal cord. 3 May 2009
• Developmental changes in brainstem neurons regulating lower airway caliber. 29 Apr 2009
• Signal processing and distribution in cortical-brainstem pathways for smooth pursuit eye movements. 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Brain Stem'

Definition: The part of the brain that connects the cerebral hemispheres with the spinal cord. It consists of the MESENCEPHALON; PONS; and MEDULLA OBLONGATA.

Descriptor UI: D001933

Alternative terms: Brain Stem; Brain Stems; Brainstem; Brainstems;

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities; anatomy & histology; blood supply; cytology; drug effects; embryology; enzymology; growth & development; immunology; injuries; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; physiopathology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; secretion; surgery; transplantation; ultrastructure; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: A08.186.211.132;