A mathematical model for LH release in response to continuous and pulsatile exposure of gonadotrophs to GnRH

Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Washington, Talitha M ^a   Blum, J Joseph ^b   Reed, Michael C ^c   Conn, P Michael ^d  

^a The College of New Rochelle   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; HORMONE RECEPTOR; INOSITOL 1,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CYTOSOL; DESENSITIZATION; DIMERIZATION; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; SYNTHESIS; ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; BASOPHIL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; SECRETION (PROCESS);

BASOPHILS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR;

EID: 15244358530     PISSN: 17424682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-4682-1-9     Document Type: Article

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