Ion channels and signaling in the pituitary gland

Endocrine Reviews

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 845-915

  Stojilkovic, Stanko S ^a   Tabak, Joël ^b   Bertram, Richard ^b  

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

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; CHLORIDE CHANNEL; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; HYPOTHALAMUS HORMONE; ION CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; VOLTAGE GATED SODIUM CHANNEL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CYTOSOL; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; GAP JUNCTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ACTION POTENTIALS; CALCIUM; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PITUITARY GLAND; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 78649504653     PISSN: 0163769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/er.2010-0005     Document Type: Review

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