The effects of GABA on embryonic gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons in rat hypothalamic primary culture

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 323-331

  Fujioka, Hitomi ^a,b   Yamanouchi, Keitaro ^a   Akema, Tatsuo ^b   Nishihara, Masugi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b ST MARIANNA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

aminobutyric acid (GABA); Embryo; Enhanced green fluorescence protein (EGFP); Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) neuron; Primary culture; Rat

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GONADORELIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; ISOENZYME; POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HYPOTHALAMUS; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREOPTIC AREA; RAT; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; CELLS, CULTURED; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HYPOTHALAMUS; ISOENZYMES; NEURONS; POTASSIUM; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GABA;

RATTUS;

EID: 34248347892     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.18103     Document Type: Article

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