Membrane-initiated estrogen signaling in hypothalamic neurons

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 290, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 14-23

  Kelly, Martin J ^a   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

ER ; ER ; G protein coupled receptor (GPCR); Membrane estrogen receptor that is a GPCR (mER)

Indexed keywords

1,3,5 TRIS(4 HYDROXYPHENYL) 4 PROPYLPYRAZOLE; 17ALPHA ESTRADIOL; 2 (2 AMINO 3 METHOXYPHENYL)CHROMONE; ANTIESTROGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FULVESTRANT; GROWTH FACTOR; JB 1; KT 5720; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; N BUTYL 11 (3,17BETA DIHYDROXYESTRA 1,3,5(10) TRIEN 7ALPHA YL) N METHYLUNDECANAMIDE; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PROPIONITRILE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; WORTMANNIN;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; INTRACELLULAR SPACE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; ESTROGENS; GENOME; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; NEURONS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 48049104849     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2008.04.014     Document Type: Review

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