Distribution and phenotype of neurons containing the ATP-sensitive K+ channel in rat brain.

doi:10.1016/s0006-8993(98)00956-1

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Distribution and phenotype of neurons containing the ATP-sensitive K+ channel in rat brain.

Brain research - 14 Dec 1998

Dunn-Meynell A A, Rawson N E, Levin B E

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Select groups of neurons within the brain alter their firing rate when ambient glucose levels change. These glucose-responsive neurons are integrated into systems which control energy balance in the body. They contain an ATP-sensitive K+ channel (KATP) which mediates this response. KATP channels...

Topics

Adenosine Triphosphate
Animals
Brain
Catecholamines
Hypothalamus
Male
Neurons
Neuropeptide Y
Phenotype
Potassium Channels
RNA, Messenger
Rats
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
gamma-Aminobutyric Acid

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