Most physiological effects of σ 1 receptor ligands are sensitive to pertussis toxin, suggesting
a coupling with cell membrane-bound G proteins. However, the cloning of the σ 1 receptor …

Vocalization in young mice is an innate response to isolation or mechanical stimulation.
Neuronal circuits that control vocalization and breathing overlap and rely on motor neurons that …

Nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) is the integrative sensory relay of autonomic functions in the
brainstem. To explore the nonneuronal cellular basis of central chemosensitivity during the …

Foetal breathing in mice results from prenatal activity of the two coupled hindbrain
oscillators considered to be responsible for respiratory rhythm generation after birth: the pre-Bötzinger …

The nucleus tractus solitarius (NTS) is a relay nucleus that integrates peripheral chemoreceptor
input in response to hypoxia and hence influences the generation of respiratory rhythm. …

The Hox genetic network plays a key role in the anteroposterior patterning of the rhombencephalon
at pre- and early-segmental stages of development of the neural tube. In the mouse, …

Intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca 2+ ] i ) plays a major role in neuronal excitability,
especially that triggered by the N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA)-sensitive glutamatergic receptor. …

Among the different steroids found in the brain, pregnenolone sulfate (3β‐hydroxy‐5‐pregnen‐20‐one‐3‐sulfate;
PREGS) is known to enhance hippocampal‐associated memory. The …

… their pharmacological properties have been studied on bulbar respiratory neurons, and were
shown to be related to their stereospecific binding with opiate receptors (Morin-Surun et al., …

The effects of iontophoretically applied substance P (SP), (d-Pro 2 ,d-Trp 7,9 )-SP and (d-Pro
4 ,d-Trp 7,9,10 )-SP were studied on neurons identified by their histological location in the …