Decoding neurohormone pulse frequency by convergent signalling modules

Biochemical Society Transactions

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 273-278

  Tsaneva Atanasova, Krasimira ^a   Caunt, Christopher J ^b   Armstrong, Stephen P ^c   Perrett, Rebecca M ^d   McArdle, Craig A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extracellular signal regulated kinase (ERK); Frequency decoding; Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH); Mathematical model; Nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT)

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; NEUROHORMONE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFAT;

ENZYME REGULATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM SIGNALING; EXTRACELLULAR SIGNAL-REGULATED MAP KINASES; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; MAP KINASE SIGNALING SYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NFATC TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

EID: 84856284353     PISSN: 03005127     EISSN: 14708752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BST20110645     Document Type: Review

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