MRNA expression of ion channels in GnRH neurons: Subtype-specific regulation by 17β-estradiol

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 367, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 85-97

  Bosch, Martha A ^a   Tonsfeldt, Karen J ^a   Rønnekleiv, Oline K ^a,b,c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AHP; Channel subunits; E2; GnRH; GnRH neurons; GPR54; HCN; HVA; LH; LH surge; MRNA quantification; POA; QPCR; RT; Sc PCR; SK; TRPC; ZT

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; KISSPEPTIN; MESSENGER RNA; VOLTAGE GATED CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROSECRETION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TISSUE PREPARATION;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEEDBACK, PHYSIOLOGICAL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; ION CHANNELS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEURONS; OVARIECTOMY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 84873525561     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: 18728057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2012.12.021     Document Type: Article

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