Expression and activation of N-Methyl-D-aspartate receptor subunit-1 receptor subunits in gonadotrophin-releasing hormone neurones of young and middle-aged mice during the luteinising hormone surge

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1147-1154

  Adjan, V ^a   Centers, A ^a   Jennes, Lothar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Glutamate; GnRH; LH surge; NMDA receptor; Reproductive ageing

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN BINDING PROTEIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR 1; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PROTEIN KINASE (CALCIUM,CALMODULIN); RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INNERVATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

AGING; ANIMALS; CALCIUM-CALMODULIN-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE TYPE 4; CALMODULIN; CREB-BINDING PROTEIN; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSE ELEMENT-BINDING PROTEIN; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEURONS; OVARIECTOMY; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 51449107874     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2008.01775.x     Document Type: Article

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