The involvement of voltage-operated calcium channels in somato-dendritic oxytocin release.

Magnocellular neurons of the supraoptic nucleus (SON) secrete oxytocin and vasopressin from axon terminals in the neurohypophysis, but they also release large amounts of peptide from their somata and dendrites, and this can be regulated both by activity-dependent Ca(2+) influx and by mobilization of...

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Main Authors: Vicky A Tobin, Alison J Douglas, Gareth Leng, Mike Ludwig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3197583?pdf=render