Encoding and Decoding Mechanisms of Pulsatile Hormone Secretion

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1226-1238

  Walker, J J ^a,b   Terry, J R ^a,b   Tsaneva Atanasova, K ^b   Armstrong, S P ^a   McArdle, C A ^a   Lightman, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endocrine signalling; Glucocorticoid hormones; Gonadotrophin releasing hormone; Mathematical modelling; Pulsatile hormone secretion; Ultradian rhythm

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFAT;

FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; HORMONES; HUMANS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 78649510294     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2010.02087.x     Document Type: Review

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