Functional heterogeneity of pituitary gonadotropes in response to a variety of neuromodulators

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 163-170

  Billiard, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Ca2+ (i) oscillations; Electrophysiology; Gonadotropins; Luteinizing hormone secretion; Reverse hemolytic plaque assay

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CALCIUM ION; ENDOTHELIN 1; GALANIN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NEUROTENSIN; OXYTOCIN; POTASSIUM ION; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CELLS, CULTURED; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GONADOTROPINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0030607433     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(96)03908-1     Document Type: Article

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