Kisspeptin depolarizes gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons through activation of TRPC-like cationic channels

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 28, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 4423-4434

  Zhang, Chunguang ^a   Roepke, Troy A ^a   Kelly, Martin J ^a,c   Rønnekleiv, Oline K ^a,b,c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diacylglycerol; GPR54; Kir channels; Nonselective cationic channels; Phospholipase C; Single cell RT PCR

Indexed keywords

2 AMINOETHOXYDIPHENYLBORANE; FLUFENAMIC ACID; GONADORELIN; KISSPEPTIN; LANTHANUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL 2; KISS1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TRANSIENT RECEPTOR POTENTIAL CHANNEL C; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; MAMMAL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEURONS; TRPC CATION CHANNELS; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 43749084143     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 02706474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5352-07.2008     Document Type: Article

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