Electrophysiological responses of hamster suprachiasmatic neurones to neuropeptide Y in the hypothalamic slice preparation

Robert Mason, Mary E. Harrington, Benjamin Rusak

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Resumen

The rate and pattern of neuronal discharge in the hamster suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) was studied using an in vitro hypothalamic slice preparation. The firing rate of hamster SCN neurones (n = 183 cells) exhibited a circadian variation similar to that reported in the rat. SCN neurones tested for responses to pressure ejection of neuropeptide Y (NPY) (n = 49) were either tonically excited (65%) or unresponsive (35%). There was a tendency for more NPY-responsive cells to be recorded during the light phase of the circadian light-dark cycle.

Idioma originalEnglish
Páginas (desde-hasta)173-179
Número de páginas7
PublicaciónNeuroscience Letters
Volumen80
N.º2
DOI
EstadoPublished - sep. 23 1987

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Funding Information:
Conducto f this researchw as made possibleb y a ScientificE xchangeG rantfrom the Royal Society( UK) and NSERC (Canada)a, nd was supportedb y Grants A-0305 (NSERC), MA-8929 (MRC of Canada)a, ndthe DalhousieR esearchD evelop-ment Fund in the SciencesW. e are gratefult o Patricia Dickson and Tim Delaney for their technicaal ssistance.

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  • General Neuroscience

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