High-frequency stimulation-induced peptide release synchronizes arcuate kisspeptin neurons and excites GnRH neurons

eLife

Volumn 5, Issue AUGUST, 2016, Pages

  Qiu, Jian ^a   Nestor, Casey C ^a   Zhang, Chunguang ^a   Padilla, Stephanie L ^b   Palmiter, Richard D ^b   Kelly, Martin J ^a,c   Rønnekleiv, Oline K ^a,c  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNORPHIN; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GONADORELIN; KISSPEPTIN; TACR3 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; NEUROKININ B;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; FEMALE; GONADECTOMY; HIGH FREQUENCY STIMULATION; HYPERPOLARIZATION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MOUSE; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; OPTOGENETICS; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STIMULATION; ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SECRETION (PROCESS);

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS OF HYPOTHALAMUS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; KISSPEPTINS; MICE; NEUROKININ B; NEURONS; OPTOGENETICS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84983646657     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2050084X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7554/eLife.16246     Document Type: Article

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