GnRH neurons and episodic bursting activity

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 409-410

  Kelly, Martin J ^a   Wagner, Edward J ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Western University of Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0038407662     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1043-2760(02)00698-7     Document Type: Short Survey

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