Electrotonic Coupling in the Pituitary Supports the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis in a Sex Specific Manner

Electrotonic Coupling in the Pituitary Supports the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis in a Sex Specific Manner

Gap junctions are present in many cell types throughout the animal kingdom and allow fast intercellular electrical and chemical communication between neighboring cells. Connexin-36 (Cx36), the major neuronal gap junction protein, synchronizes cellular activity in the brain, but also in other organs....

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Main Authors: Christina Göngrich, Diego García-González, Corentin Le Magueresse, Lena Roth, Yasuhito Watanabe, Deborah Burks, Valery Grinevich, Hannah Monyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
Subjects:
Gap Junctions
Hypothalamus
Pituitary Gland
Reproduction
Sex specificity
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnmol.2016.00065/full

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