Initiation and propagation of action potentials in Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neuron Dendrites

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 151-158

  Iremonger, Karl J ^a   Herbison, Allan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; GONADORELIN; SODIUM CHANNEL;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CYTOLOGY; DENDRITE; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREOPTIC AREA; SECRETION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; DENDRITES; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEURONS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PREOPTIC AREA; SODIUM CHANNELS;

EID: 84855941715     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3739-11.2012     Document Type: Article

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