Estrogen signaling in hypothalamic circuits controling reproduction

Brain Research

Volumn 1364, Issue , 2010, Pages 44-52

  Kelly, Martin J ^a,b   Qiu, Jian ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aminobutyric acid (GABA) neurons; 17 estradiol (E2); Estrogen receptor (ER ); Membrane E2 receptor (mER); Proopiomelanocortin (POMC)

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; SOMATOMEDIN C RECEPTOR; STEROID RECEPTOR;

BRAIN NERVE CELL; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SECOND MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGENS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; RECEPTOR CROSS-TALK; RECEPTOR, IGF TYPE 1; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; RECEPTORS, LEPTIN; REPRODUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 78649522329     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.08.082     Document Type: Review

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