Vol. 34 (4) 2013 Neuro endocrinology letters

Electrical chronic vagus nerve stimulation activates the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in rats fed high-fat diet.

Gil K, Bugajski A, Kurnik M, Thor P.

Journal Article 2013; 34(4): 314-321 PubMed PMID: 23803866 Citation  Keywords:  Animals, Body Weight, Corticosterone:metabolism, Diet, High-Fat, Feeding Behavior:physiology, Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System:metabolism, Male, Pituitary-Adrenal System:metabolism, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos:metabolism, Rats, Rats, Wistar, Solitary Nucl.

OBJECTIVES: The brain and the gut communicate bi-directionally through the brain-gut axis. The key role in such interactions plays autonomic nervous system and its major component, the vagus nerve. There is growing evidence that vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) has a suppressive effect on both short- and long-term feeding in animal models......

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The effect of valproate (VPA) treatment on inositol phosphates (IPs) accumulation in non-stimulated and GnRH-treated female rat anterior pituitary cells in vitro.

Wasilewska-Dziubinska E, Gajewska A, Herman A, Wolinska-Witort E, Skrzypska J, Martynska L, Kalisz M, Chmielowska M.
Journal Article 2013; 34(4): 302-308 PubMed PMID: 23803874 Citation  Keywords:  Animals, Cells, Cultured, Chromatography, Ion Exchange, Female, GABA Agents:pharmacology, Gonadotrophs:drug effects, Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone:pharmacology, Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate:biosynthesis, Luteinizing Hormone:drug effects, Pituitary Gland,.

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Relationship of ketamine's antidepressant and psychotomimetic effects in unipolar depression.

Sos P, Klirova M, Novak T, Kohutova B, Horacek J, Palenicek T.
Journal Article 2013; 34(4): 287-293 PubMed PMID: 23803871 Citation  Keywords:  Adult, Antidepressive Agents:therapeutic use, Cross-Over Studies, Depressive Disorder, Major:drug therapy, Double-Blind Method, Female, Hallucinogens:therapeutic use, Humans, Infusions, Intravenous, Ketamine:therapeutic use, Male, Middle Aged, Receptors, .

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Pitfall in follow-up imaging of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor by somatostatin receptor PET.

Reindl O, Loidl A, Franz B, Hofer J, Pichler R.
Case Reports 2013; 34(4): 273-274 PubMed PMID: 23803870 Citation  Keywords:  Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Neoplasm Recurrence, Local:diagnostic imaging, Neuroendocrine Tumors:diagnostic imaging, Organometallic Compounds, Pancreatic Neoplasms:diagnostic imaging, Positron-Emission Tomography, Radiopharmaceut.

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Fasting insulin serum levels and psychopathology profiles in male schizophrenic inpatients treated with olanzapine or risperidone.

Konarzewska B, Waszkiewicz N, Galińska B, Szulc A.
Journal Article 2013; 34(4): 322-328 PubMed PMID: 23803867 Citation  Keywords:  Adult, Antipsychotic Agents:therapeutic use, Benzodiazepines:therapeutic use, Humans, Insulin:blood, Male, Middle Aged, Risperidone:therapeutic use, Schizophrenia:blood, Schizophrenic Psychology, Severity of Illness Index, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult,.

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Effects of melatonin on superovulation and transgenic embryo transplantation in small-tailed han sheep (Ovis aries).

Zhang L, Chai M, Tian X, Wang F, Fu Y, He C, Deng S, Lian Z, Feng J, Tan D, Liu G.
Journal Article 2013; 34(4): 294-301 PubMed PMID: 23803865 Citation  Keywords:  Animals, Animals, Genetically Modified, Antioxidants:pharmacology, Corpus Luteum:drug effects, Embryo Implantation:drug effects, Embryo Transfer:veterinary, Embryo, Mammalian:drug effects, Female, Genetic Engineering:veterinary, Melatonin:pharmacology, Pr.

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