introduction: the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (bst) is a limbic structure which is involved in cardiovascular regulation and baroreflex modulation. the presence of cholinergic synaptic terminalis with high level of muscarinic receptors in the bst has been demonstrated. this study was performed to find the role of the cholinergic muscarinic receptor in cardiovascular response and baroref...

Role of the bed nucleus of stria terminalis (BST) in the control of gonadotropin release in the female rat was studied. Electrical stimulation of the BST on the day of diestrus II increased the serum concentration of FSH, but not of LH. The stimulation on the day of estrus increased serum concentration of LH as well as on the day of proestrus. In the ovariectomized and estrogen-treated rat, the...

Reproduction induces changes within the brain to prepare for gestation and motherhood. However, dynamic of these central their relationships with development maternal behavior remain poorly understood. Here, we describe a longitudinal morphometric neuroimaging study in female mice between pre-gestation weaning, using new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) resources comprising high-resolution temp...

7 8 Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine and Center for Neuroscience 9 Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 3N6 10 11 INSERM, U862, Neurocentre Magendie, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 12 Bordeaux Institute of Neuroscience, UMR 5227, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, F-33000, 13 France 14 15 Abbreviated title: Regulation of synaptic trans...

BNST Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis CCK Cholecystokinin cGMP Cyclic guanosine monophosphate DCN Dorsal central autonomic nucleus fMRI Functional magnetic resonance imaging IML Intermediolateral cell column LCTF Lateral central tegmental field LSt cells Lumbar spinothalamic cells MEA Medial amygdala MPOA Medial preoptic area NO Nitric oxide nPGi Nucleus paragigantocellularis NPY Neuropeptid...

I am currently engaged in an NIH-funded research project with faculty at The University of Virginia and North Carolina State University that investigates the transgenerational effects of the plastic component, bisphenol A (BPA), on gene transcription in two regions of the brain: the medial preoptic area (MPOA) of the hypothalamus and the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST). My participat...