2007
Calcium and Small-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels in Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons before, during, and after Puberty
Spergel DJ. Calcium and Small-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels in Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons before, during, and after Puberty. Endocrinology 2007, 148: 2383-2390. PMID: 17289846, PMCID: PMC3315592, DOI: 10.1210/en.2006-1693.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdult GnRH neuronsSK channel expressionGnRH neuronsGnRH secretionSK currentPubertal increaseGnRH-green fluorescent protein transgenic miceChannel expressionSmall-conductance calcium-activated potassium channelsGonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neuronsSK channel blocker apaminCalcium-activated potassium channelsCytoplasmic freeChannel blocker apaminExcitatory synaptic inputsWhole-cell techniqueSK channel subtypesHormone neuronsBlocker apaminKisspeptin stimulationChannel blockersSK channelsBrain slicesChannel subtypesSynaptic inputs
1996
Immortalized GnRH Neurons Express Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels
Spergel D, Catt K, Rojas E. Immortalized GnRH Neurons Express Large-Conductance Calcium-Activated Potassium Channels. Neuroendocrinology 1996, 63: 101-111. PMID: 9053774, DOI: 10.1159/000126946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGT1-7 cellsGnRH secretory responseGnRH secretionChannel blockersBK channelsSecretory responseGonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neuronsEffects of charybdotoxinImmortalized GnRH neuronsPerforated-patch recordingsSmall conductance Ca2Patch-clamp recordingsBK channel blockersGamma-aminobutyric acidPatch-clamp techniqueLarge-conductance Ca2Cytoplasmic free Ca2Endoplasmic reticulum Ca2Hormone neuronsGnRH neuronsExcitatory neurotransmitterVoltage-dependent mannerSustained componentFura-2Whole-cell conductance