The role of GABA in the regulation of GnRH neurons

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Volumn 8, Issue Nov, 2014, Pages

  Watanabe, Miho ^a   Fukuda, Atsuo ^a   Nabekura, Junichi ^b,c,d  

^a HAMAMATSU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^d GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

GABA; GnRH neuron; KCC2; LH surge; NKCC1

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; CALCIUM; GONADORELIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER;

EXCITATION; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 84920672195     PISSN: 16624548     EISSN: 1662453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2014.00387     Document Type: Review

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