Neuroestrogen, rapid action of estradiol, and GnRH neurons

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 364-375

  Terasawa, Ei ^a,b   Kenealy, Brian P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

GnRH neurons; GnRH pulses; GnRH surge; GPR30; Membrane estrogen receptors; Neuroestrogen; Rapid action of estradiol

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ER X; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR STX R; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 30; GONADORELIN; NEUROESTROGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL MEMBRANE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTERNEURON; NERVE CELL; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; NEURONS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN;

EID: 84868696650     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: 10956808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2012.08.001     Document Type: Review

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