Mechanism of estradiol-induced block of voltage-gated K+ currents in rat medial preoptic neurons

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Druzin, Michael ^a   Malinina, Evgenya ^a   Grimsholm, Ola ^a   Johansson, Staffan ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

17ALPHA ESTRADIOL; CALCIUM ION; CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; POTASSIUM ION; TESTOSTERONE; VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CHANNEL GATING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; RAT; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PREOPTIC AREA; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

RATTUS;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; MALE; NEURONS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 79956324829     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020213     Document Type: Article

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