Activation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptors induces a long- term enhancement of excitatory postsynaptic currents mediated by ionotropic glutamate receptors in the rat hippocampus

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 260, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-36

  Yang, S N ^a   Lu, F ^a   Wu, J N ^a   Liu, D D ^a   Hsieh, W Y ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Hippocampus; Ionotropic glutamate receptor; Leuprolide; Protein kinase C

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR; LEUPRORELIN; PROTEIN KINASE C;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; RECEPTOR OCCUPANCY; REPRODUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALS; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, KAINIC ACID; RECEPTORS, LHRH;

EID: 0033593507     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00939-2     Document Type: Article

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