Two Types of Burst Firing in Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone Neurones

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1065-1077

  Chu, Z ^a   Tomaiuolo, M ^b   Bertram, R ^b   Moenter, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burst; Hypothalamus; Neuroendocrine; Oscillation; Parabolic

Indexed keywords

APAMIN; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; IBERIOTOXIN; KISSPEPTIN; SODIUM CHANNEL; TETRODOTOXIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PARABOLIC BURSTING; POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEURONS; SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 84862665182     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2012.02313.x     Document Type: Article

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