Systemic osmoregulation is a vital process whereby changes in plasma osmolality, detected
by osmoreceptors, modulate ingestive behaviour, sympathetic outflow and renal function to …

Arachidonic acid (AA) was found to inhibit the function of whole-cell voltage-gated (VG)
calcium currents nearly 16 years ago. There are now numerous examples demonstrating …

Mechanoelectric feedback in heart and smooth muscle is thought to depend on diverse
channels that afford myocytes a mechanosensitive cation conductance. Voltage-gated …

To understand the contribution of intrinsic membrane properties to the different in vivo firing
patterns of oxytocin (OT) and vasopressin (VP) neurones, in vitro studies are needed, where …

Hypothalamic oxytocinergic magnocellular neurons have a fascinating ability to release
peptide from both their axon terminals and from their dendrites. Existing data indicates that …

The magnocellular neurosecretory cells (MNCs) of the hypothalamus regulate body fluid
balance by releasing the hormones vasopressin (VP) and oxytocin (OT) in an osmolality …

The magnocellular neurosecretory cells of the hypothalamus (MNCs) regulate water
balance by releasing vasopressin (VP) and oxytocin (OT) as a function of plasma osmolality …

Key points Acutely isolated rat magnocellular neurosecretory cells (MNCs) display
reversible hypertrophy when exposed to hypertonic saline (325 mosmol kg− 1) for tens of …

The magnocellular neurosecretory cells of the hypothalamus (MNCs) regulate their electrical
behaviour as a function of external osmolality through changes in the activity of …

Osmotic control of arginine vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin (OXT) release from
magnocellular neurosecretory cells (MNCs) of the supraoptic (SON) and paraventricular …