Electrophysiology of kisspeptin neurons

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 784, Issue , 2013, Pages 349-362

  Alreja, Meenakshi ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNORPHIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; KISSPEPTIN; NEUROKININ B; SEX HORMONE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; DENDRITIC CELL; DESENSITIZATION; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ESTRUS CYCLE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; METABOLIC REGULATION; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; UPREGULATION;

EID: 84934434782     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6199-9_16     Document Type: Article

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