Hyperpolarization-activated currents in Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) neurons contribute to intrinsic excitability and are regulated by gonadal steroid feedback

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 40, 2010, Pages 13373-13383

  Chu, Zhiguo ^a   Takagi, Hiroshi ^a,b   Moenter, Suzanne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 (N ETHYL N PHENYLAMINO) 1,2 DIMETHYL 6 (METHYLAMINO)PYRIMIDINIUM CHLORIDE; 6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; BICUCULLINE; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; BRAIN SLICE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; IMPLANT; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MOUSE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE POTENTIAL; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPIKE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; WHOLE CELL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; CELL POLARITY; ESTRADIOL; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; NEURONS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PYRIMIDINES;

EID: 77957727458     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1687-10.2010     Document Type: Article

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