Neurosteroids alter γ-aminobutyric acid postsynaptic currents in gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons: A possible mechanism for direct steroidal control

Endocrinology

Volumn 144, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 4366-4375

  Sullivan, Shannon D ^a   Moenter, Suzanne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; GONADORELIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; NEUROSTEROID; PRASTERONE; STEROID; TETRODOTOXIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIESTRUS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PHARMACOLOGICAL BLOCKING; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING;

ANIMALS; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; MICE; NEURONS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PREGNANOLONE; PRESSURE; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0141758389     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2003-0634     Document Type: Article

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