Mathematical exploration of pulsatility in cultured gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 2-17

  Gordan, John D ^a   Attardi, Barbara J ^a   Pfaff, Donald W ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gonadotropin releasing hormone; GT1 cell line; Mathematical modeling; Rhythms

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN;

ARTICLE; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GONADORELIN RELEASE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AXONS; CELLS, CULTURED; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURONS;

EID: 0031984548     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000054293     Document Type: Article

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