Upregulation of gap junctional intercellular communication in immortalized gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons by stimulation of the cyclic AMP pathway

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 286-297

  Matesic, Diane F ^a   Hayashi, Tomonori ^a   Trosko, James E ^a   Germak, John A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Connexin; Cyclic AMP; Forskolin; Gap junctions; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; GT1 cells

Indexed keywords

BUCLADESINE; CELL MEMBRANE PROTEIN; CYCLIC AMP; DIELDRIN; FORSKOLIN; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GONADORELIN; ISOBUTYLMETHYLXANTHINE; MESSENGER RNA; OCTANOL; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL LINE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GONADORELIN RELEASE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

1-METHYL-3-ISOBUTYLXANTHINE; ANIMALS; BUCLADESINE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIVISION; CONNEXINS; CYCLIC AMP; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FLUORESCENT DYES; GAP JUNCTIONS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; MICE; NEURONS; STAINING AND LABELING; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0029778357     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: 14230194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000127130     Document Type: Article

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