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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-3-16
pubmed:abstractText
In vivo microdialysis was used to investigate the effects of ovariectomy and the oestrus cycle on vaginocervical stimulation-evoked classical transmitter and nitric oxide release in the olfactory bulb of anaesthetized (urethane) and conscious rats. During pro-oestrus/oestrus, vaginocervical stimulation (1 or 10 min) significantly increased concentrations of glutamate, aspartate, GABA, noradrenaline, dopamine and nitric oxide (citrulline) but failed to do so in met-oestrus/di-oestrus or following ovariectomy. Potassium chloride-evoked GABA, noradrenaline and nitric oxide release in the olfactory bulb was also significantly enhanced during pro-oestrus/oestrus. The effects of vaginocervical stimulation on olfactory bulb transmitter release during pro-oestrus/oestrus were significantly reduced by pelvic or vagus nerve section. Basal concentrations of classical transmitters and nitric oxide in the olfactory bulb did not vary across the oestrus cycle although noradrenaline and dopamine levels were reduced following ovariectomy. These results confirm our previous electrophysiological data showing that the olfactory bulb mitral cells are only excited by vaginocervical stimulation during pro-oestrus/oestrus. They also suggest that sex hormones acting primarily at the level of the olfactory bulb dramatically enhance the ability of vaginocervical stimulation to evoke release of both classical transmitters and nitric oxide in this region. Such alterations in neurochemical release in the olfactory bulb may be important for mediating plasticity changes underlying olfactory recognition of mates or offspring.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0953-816X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
80-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10651862-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10651862-Aspartic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:10651862-Cervix Uteri, pubmed-meshheading:10651862-Citrulline, pubmed-meshheading:10651862-Dopamine, pubmed-meshheading:10651862-Estrus, pubmed-meshheading:10651862-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10651862-Glutamic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:10651862-Homovanillic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:10651862-Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:10651862-Microdialysis, pubmed-meshheading:10651862-Neurotransmitter Agents, pubmed-meshheading:10651862-Nitric Oxide, pubmed-meshheading:10651862-Norepinephrine, pubmed-meshheading:10651862-Olfactory Bulb, pubmed-meshheading:10651862-Ovariectomy, pubmed-meshheading:10651862-Peripheral Nerves, pubmed-meshheading:10651862-Physical Stimulation, pubmed-meshheading:10651862-Potassium Chloride, pubmed-meshheading:10651862-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:10651862-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:10651862-Vagina, pubmed-meshheading:10651862-Vagotomy, pubmed-meshheading:10651862-Vagus Nerve, pubmed-meshheading:10651862-Wakefulness, pubmed-meshheading:10651862-gamma-Aminobutyric Acid
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Release of classical transmitters and nitric oxide in the rat olfactory bulb, evoked by vaginocervical stimulation and potassium, varies with the oestrus cycle.
pubmed:affiliation
Departamento de Fisiología, Facultad de Medicina, UNAM, México 04510.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't