Functional corticotropin-releasing factor receptors in neonatal rat spinal cord |
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Authors: | James A. Bell and Errol B. de Souza |
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Affiliation: | Neuroscience Branch, Addiction Research Center National Institute on Drug Abuse, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA |
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Abstract: | The present study localized corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) receptors and studied the actions of CRF in the neonatal rat spinal cord preparation. Lumbar CRF receptors were present in highest concentrations in laminae I and II with progressively lower concentrations in lamina IX and intermediate and central zones respectively. CRF directly and indirectly depolarized lumbar motoneurons in a concentration-related manner and the putative receptor antagonist, alpha helical oCRF(9–41), partially blocked the depolarizing response to CRF. The electrophysiological responses to CRF and the distribution of receptors within the spinal cord suggest that CRF may play a physiological role in regulating spinal cord reflex function. |
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Keywords: | Corticotropin-releasing factor Spinal cord Receptors Autoradiography Motoneurons Dorsal horn Ventral horn Substantia gelatinosa |
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