Munc18 plays an important role in the regulation of glutamate release during female puberty onset

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 30-35

  Kim, Byung U ^a   Choi, Jungil ^a   Ahn, Kook Hee ^a   Jeong, Jin Kwon ^a   Ha, Chang Man ^a   Jeong, Choon Soo ^a   Lee, Chae Kwan ^b   Kang, Sung Goo ^b   Lee, Byung Ju ^a  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

^b Inje University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antisense oligodeoxynucleotide; Estradiol; Pubertal development; RNase protection assays

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE; ESTROGEN; GLUTAMIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA; MUNC18 PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANESTRUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED PUBERTY; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARIECTOMY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PUBERTY; RAT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; HYPOTHALAMUS; MUNC18 PROTEINS; OLIGODEOXYRIBONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; PUBERTY; RATS;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33748294253     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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