The effects of prolactin on the mesopontine tegmental neurons

被引：12

作者：

Takahashi, K

Koyama, Y

Kayama, Y

Yamamoto, M

机构：

[1] Fukushima Med Univ, Sch Med, Dept Physiol, Fukushima 9601295, Japan

[2] Tohoku Univ, Grad Sch Informat Sci, Lab Neurophysiol & Bioinformat, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

来源：

PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCES | 2000年 / 54卷 / 03期

关键词：

cholinergic neurons; laterodorsal tegmental nucleus; paradoxical sleep; prolactin;

D O I：

10.1046/j.1440-1819.2000.00668.x

中图分类号：

R74 [神经病学与精神病学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

In urethane-anaesthetized rats, single neuronal activity was recorded extracellularily in and around the laterodorsal tegmental nucleus, and the response to prolactin applied by pressure injection was examined. Three of six cholinergic neurons tested were excited by prolactin for more than 1 min. In two of three non-cholinergic neurons tested, prolactin application caused excitation which lasted a shorter time than that in the cholinergic neurons. The results suggest that prolactin may have physiological influences on these mesopontine neurons to increase paradoxical sleep.

引用

页码：257 / 258

页数：2

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