Activation of neuronal nitric oxide release inhibits spontaneous firing in adult gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons: A possible local synchronizing signal

Endocrinology

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 587-596

  Clasadonte, Jérôme ^b   Poulain, Pierre ^b   Beauvillain, Jean Claude ^b   Prevot, Vincent ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; DIETHYLAMINE; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HORMONE RELEASE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ARGININE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEURONS; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 38549139207     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 00137227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2007-1260     Document Type: Article

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