Stereotaxic infusion of ibotenic acid deleted neurons in the medial preoptic area (POA) in the
ovariectomized female rats. A well-circumscribed lesion was infiltrated by astrocytes; local …

Many important enzyme activities are regulated by Ca 2+ -dependent interactions with
calmodulin (CaM). Some of the most important targets for CaM action are in the nucleus, and Ca 2…

In freely moving, estrogen- and progesterone-treated ovariectomized female rats, electrical
stimulation of the medial preoptic area, which had been isolated dorsally from the septum by …

Regulation of the kinetics of intracellular Ca 2+ signals with a novel, membrane-penetrable,
inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (InsP 3 ) receptor/Ca 2+ channel modulator, 2-amino-…

The whole-cell patch-clamp method was used to examine the effect of glucagon-like peptide
I (GLP-I)(7–36) amide on the activation process of L-type Ca 2+ channels of rat pancreatic β-…

Progressive decline of islet β cell mass is a hallmark of type 2 diabetes, where nutritional
insults are invoked in the pathologic process. Its detailed mechanisms are, however, …

It has been reported that resveratrol (trans-3,5,4′-trihydroxystilbene) from Vitis plants has
various cardioprotective effects. Vitis plants also include various resveratrol tetramers. The …

Electrical stimulation of the midbrain locomotor region (MLR) in 76 ovariectomized, urethan-anesthetized
female rats elicited antidromic action potentials in 252 preoptic neurons. …

Aim: Hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2) is produced during liver transplantation. Ischemia/reperfusion
induces oxidation and causes intracellular Ca 2+ overload, which harms liver cells. Our …

We investigated the mechanism by which acetylcholine (ACh) regulates insulin secretion from
rat pancreatic β-cells. In an extracellular solution with 5.5 mm glucose, ACh increased the …