Nitric oxide is involved in the genesis of pulsatile LHRH secretion from immortalized LHRH neurons

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 647-654

  López, Francisco José ^a,b   Moretto, Marcelo ^a,c   Merchenthaler, István ^a,b   Negro Vilar, Andrés ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b WYETH AYERST RESEARCH   (United States)

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

GT1 7 cells; LHRH; LHRH pulses; Nitric oxide

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP; GONADORELIN; MESSENGER RNA; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GONADORELIN RELEASE; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0030810003     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1997.t01-1-00618.x     Document Type: Article

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