Immortalized gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons (GT1-7 cells) exhibit synchronous bursts of action potentials

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 157-165

  Funabashi, Toshiya ^a   Suyama, Kumiko ^a   Uemura, Tsuguo ^a   Hirose, Makiko ^a   Hirahara, Fumiki ^a   Kimura, Fukuko ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Gamma aminobutyric acid; Gap junctions; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; GT1 cells; Rhythms

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BICUCULLINE; CARBENOXOLONE; GONADORELIN; OCTANOL; SODIUM CHANNEL; TETRODOTOXIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; MICROELECTRODE; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

1-OCTANOL; ACTION POTENTIALS; BICUCULLINE; CARBENOXOLONE; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GAP JUNCTIONS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; NEURONS; POTASSIUM; TETRODOTOXIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035741797     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000054632     Document Type: Article

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