Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase-II activation in rat pituitary cells in the presence of thyrotropin-releasing hormone and dopamine
Cui ZJ, Gorelick FS, Dannies PS. Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase-II activation in rat pituitary cells in the presence of thyrotropin-releasing hormone and dopamine. Endocrinology 1994, 134: 2245-2250. PMID: 8156928, DOI: 10.1210/endo.134.5.8156928.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulses of TRHPRL releaseCaM kinase IIPituitary cellsAnterior pituitary cellsCaM kinase II activityThyrotropin-releasing hormoneRat pituitary cellsCalmodulin-dependent protein kinase II activationCalcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) activationKinase IICalcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIPretreatment of cellsCalmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIBasal valuesKinase II activityLack of responsivenessKinase activityIntracellular Ca2TRHProtein kinase IIRat lactotrophsDopamineTRH pulsesLactotrophs