Hypothalamic cell lines to investigate neuroendocrine control mechanisms

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 405-423

  Mayer, Christopher M ^a   Fick, Laura J ^a   Gingerich, Sarah ^a   Belsham, Denise D ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Departments of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Medicine   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell biology; Circadian rhythms; Energy homeostasis; Gene expression; Hypothalamus; Molecular techniques; Neuroendocrinology; Neuronal cell line; Reproduction; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE;

BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; CELL LINE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENERGY BALANCE; GLIA CELL; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENERGY METABOLISM; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 67651235884     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2009.03.005     Document Type: Review

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