Peptide and lipid modulation of glutamatergic afferent synaptic transmission in the solitary tract nucleus

The brainstem nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS) holds the first central neurons in major homeostatic reflex pathways. These homeostatic reflexes regulate and coordinate multiple organ systems from gastrointestinal to cardiopulmonary functions. The core of many of these pathways arise from cranial...

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Main Authors: Michael C. Andresen, Jessica A. Fawley, Mackenzie E. Hofmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2012.00191/full