Regulation of endogenous conductances in GnRH neurons by estrogens

Brain Research

Volumn 1364, Issue , 2010, Pages 25-34

  Rønnekleiv, Oline K ^a,b,c   Bosch, Martha A ^a   Zhang, Chunguang ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; Estrogen receptors; Excitability; Hyperpolarization; Ion channels

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL T TYPE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; GONADORELIN; MESSENGER RNA;

CALCIUM CONDUCTANCE; EXCITABILITY; HUMAN; HYPERPOLARIZATION; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NERVE CELL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN;

EID: 78649506536     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.08.096     Document Type: Review

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