1991
Dexamethasone increases potassium channel messenger RNA and activity in clonal pituitary cells.
Levitan E, Hemmick L, Birnberg N, Kaczmarek L. Dexamethasone increases potassium channel messenger RNA and activity in clonal pituitary cells. Endocrinology 1991, 5: 1903-8. PMID: 1791837, DOI: 10.1210/mend-5-12-1903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPituitary cellsChannel expressionClonal rat pituitary cellsChannel messenger RNAIon channel expressionRat pituitary cellsDose-dependent mannerClonal pituitary cellsAnterior pituitaryLong-term effectsRat hypothalamusSimilar pharmacologyGlucocorticoid agonistGlucocorticoid hormonesChannel mRNAGH3 cellsElectrical activitySecretionSteady-state concentrationsTerm effectsPituitaryExcitable cellsHormoneIon channelsMessenger RNA
1981
Serotonergic inhibition of afterdischarge in peptidergic bag cells
Jennings K, Host J, Kaczmarek L, Strumwasser F. Serotonergic inhibition of afterdischarge in peptidergic bag cells. Developmental Neurobiology 1981, 12: 579-590. PMID: 7310396, DOI: 10.1002/neu.480120606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEgg-laying hormoneAfterdischarge activityConnective nervesBag cellsSpike frequencyPotassium channel blocker tetraethylammoniumEffects of serotoninBag cell afterdischargeChannel blocker tetraethylammoniumDose-dependent mannerResult of serotoninPeptide hormone releaseNeuroendocrine bag cellsSerotonergic inhibitionSerotonin inhibitionSerotonergic synapsesSerotonergic inputBag cell neuronsHormone releaseIntracellular recordingsSerotonin receptorsBlocker tetraethylammoniumD-butaclamolAfterdischargesElectrical stimulation