title: Arginine vasopressin fragment AVP(4-9)facilitates induction of long-term potentiation in the hippocampus.
abstract: Long-term potentiation of CA1 field potentials was induced by weak tetanic orthodromic stimulation of the Schaffer collateral/commissural fibers in isolated hippocampal slices perfused with a medium containing arginine vasopressin fragment AVP(4-9)in micromolar concentrations. It is hypothesized that AVP(4-9)affects induction of long-term potentiation at the intracellular level.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Brain Research, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia. chepkova@cc.nifhi.fc.ru
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Chepkova
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Kapai
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Skrebitskii
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D006624:Hippocampus / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D017774:Long-Term Potentiation / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin; C045881:argipressin (4-9)