Glucocorticoid receptor-mediated regulation of Rfrp (GnIH) and Gpr147 (GnIH-R) synthesis in immortalized hypothalamic neurons

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 384, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 23-31

  Gojska, Nicole M ^a   Belsham, Denise D ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoids; GnIH; GPR147; Hypothalamus; RFamide related peptide; Stress

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; ESTRADIOL; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; GONADOTROPIN INHIBITORY HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN INHIBITORY HORMONE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL IMMORTALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GPR147 GENE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; RAT; RFRP GENE;

GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GNIH; GPR147; HYPOTHALAMUS; RFAMIDE-RELATED PEPTIDE; STRESS;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE, TRANSFORMED; DEXAMETHASONE; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; ESTRADIOL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES; HYPOTHALAMUS; NEURONS; RATS; RECEPTORS, NEUROPEPTIDE; RNA, MESSENGER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84892857000     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: 18728057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2013.12.015     Document Type: Article

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