Selective optogenetic activation of arcuate kisspeptin neurons generates pulsatile luteinizing hormone secretion

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 112, Issue 42, 2015, Pages 13109-13114

  Han, Su Young ^a   McLennan, Timothy ^a   Czieselsky, Katja ^a   Herbison, Allan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Arcuate nucleus; GnRH; Gonadal steroids; Kisspeptin; Optogenetics

Indexed keywords

CHANNELRHODOPSIN 2; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 54; GONADORELIN; KISSPEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RHODOPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADENO ASSOCIATED VIRUS; ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL BODY; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; OPTOGENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN TARGETING; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; PULSE RATE; SEX DIFFERENCE; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; CYTOLOGY; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; SECRETION (PROCESS);

ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS OF HYPOTHALAMUS; FEMALE; KISSPEPTINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEURONS; OPTOGENETICS;

EID: 84945208048     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1512243112     Document Type: Article

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