γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA)-C receptor stimulation increases prolactin (PRL) secretion in cultured rat anterior pituitary cells

Biochemical Pharmacology

Volumn 71, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1705-1710

  Nakayama, Yasuhisa ^a   Hattori, Naoki ^a   Otani, Hitomi ^a   Inagaki, Chiyoko ^a  

^a KANSAI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

GABA; GABA C receptor; Pituitary; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

(1,2,5,6 TETRAHYDROPYRIDIN 4 YL)METHYLPHOSPHINIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID C RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID C RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID C RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4 AMINOCROTONIC ACID; BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE; CALCIUM ION; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE 65; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE 67; MUSCIMOL; PHOSPHINIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PROLACTIN; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL CULTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HYPOPHYSIS CELL; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CALCIUM; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA PRIMERS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 33646522181     PISSN: 00062952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2006.03.014     Document Type: Article

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