Ca2+ Transients Induced by Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone Rapidly Lose Their Ability to Cause Release of Prolactin
Law G, Pachter J, Dannies P. Ca2+ Transients Induced by Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone Rapidly Lose Their Ability to Cause Release of Prolactin. Endocrinology 1989, 3: 539-546. PMID: 2501668, DOI: 10.1210/mend-3-3-539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulses of TRHPRL releasePRL secretionCytosolic free calcium concentrationPost-receptor stepsRat anterior pituitary glandThyrotropin-Releasing HormoneRelease of prolactinIndicator indo-1Anterior pituitary glandFree calcium concentrationRelationship of changesContinuous administrationSustained elevationNM TRHPituitary glandIndo-1TRHFluorescent Ca2Calcium concentrationRefractory stateTransient spikeSecretionMinRelease