Cellular Basis of Steroid Action in Excitable Cells

Zakon, Harold H.

Abstract

Funding Agency

• Agency: National Institute of Health (NIH)
• Institute: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
• Type: Modified Research Career Development Award (K04)
• Project #: 5K04NS001278-03
• Application #: 3075057
• Study Section: Sensory Disorders and Language Study Section (CMS)
• Project Start: 1988-01-01
• Project End: 1992-12-31
• Budget Start: 1990-01-01
• Budget End: 1990-12-31
• Support Year: 3
• Fiscal Year: 1990

Institution

• Name: University of Texas Austin
• Type: Schools of Arts and Sciences
• City: Austin
• State: TX
• Country: United States
• Zip Code: 78712

Publications

Patterson, J M; Zakon, H H (1993) Bromodeoxyuridine labeling reveals a class of satellite-like cells within the electric organ. J Neurobiol 24:660-74

Ferrari, M B; Zakon, H H (1993) Conductances contributing to the action potential of Sternopygus electrocytes. J Comp Physiol A 173:281-92

Mills, A; Zakon, H H; Marchaterre, M A et al. (1992) Electric organ morphology of Sternopygus macrurus, a wave-type, weakly electric fish with a sexually dimorphic EOD. J Neurobiol 23:920-32

Mills, A; Zakon, H H (1991) Chronic androgen treatment increases action potential duration in the electric organ of Sternopygus. J Neurosci 11:2349-61

Zakon, H H; Thomas, P; Yan, H Y (1991) Electric organ discharge frequency and plasma sex steroid levels during gonadal recrudescence in a natural population of the weakly electric fish Sternopygus macrurus. J Comp Physiol A 169:493-9