Ion currents regulated by acute and chronic osmotic stimuli in rat supraoptic nucleus neurons
The magnocellular neurosecretory cells (MNCs) of the hypothalamus are able to change their firing rate and pattern in response to small changes in external osmolality due to the involvement of osmosensitive ion channels. The firing rate and pattern determine the release of vasopressin (VP), a primar...
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University of Saskatchewan
2009
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| Online Access: | http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-02192009-221344/ |