Pulsatile GnRH secretion: Roles of G protein-coupled receptors, second messengers and ion channels

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 314, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 158-163

  Krsmanovic, Lazar Z ^a   Hu, Lian ^a   Leung, Po Ki ^a   Feng, Hao ^a   Catt, Kevin J ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potential; G proteins; GnRH; Receptors; Signaling

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN RECEPTOR; CYCLIC AMP; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR;

ACTION POTENTIAL; GONADORELIN RELEASE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROSECRETION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PULSATILE FLOW; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CELL LINE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; SECOND MESSENGER SYSTEMS;

EID: 71849095345     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2009.05.015     Document Type: Review

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