Melatonin Inhibits GnRH-induced Ca2+ Mobilization and Influx through Voltage–Regulated Channels

NeuroSignals

Volumn 6, Issue 4-6, 1997, Pages 284-290

  Slanar, Ondrej ^a   Zemkova, Hana ^a   Vanecek, Jiri ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Calcium influx; Calcium mobilization; Gonadotrophs; Intracellular free calcium; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; GONADORELIN; INOSITOL TRISPHOSPHATE; MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CULTURE MEDIUM; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; ION CHANNEL GATING; MELATONIN; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031448841     PISSN: 1424862X     EISSN: 14248638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000109139     Document Type: Article

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