| Involvement of nitric oxide in growth hormone (GH)-releasing hormone-induced GH secretion in rat pituitary cells M Kato Endocrinology 131 (5), 2133-2138, 1992 | 137 | 1992 |
| Characterization of voltage-gated calcium currents in gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons tagged with green fluorescent protein in rats M Kato, K Ui-Tei, M Watanabe, Y Sakuma Endocrinology 144 (11), 5118-5125, 2003 | 118 | 2003 |
| Gene structures, biochemical characterization and distribution of rat melatonin receptors H Ishii, N Tanaka, M Kobayashi, M Kato, Y Sakuma The Journal of Physiological Sciences 59, 37-47, 2009 | 94 | 2009 |
| Imaging of intracellular calcium in rat anterior pituitary cells in response to growth hormone releasing factor. M Kato, J Hoyland, SK Sikdar, WT Mason The Journal of Physiology 447 (1), 171-189, 1992 | 74 | 1992 |
| Activation of A‐Type γ‐Amino Butyric Acid Receptors Excites Gonadotrophin‐Releasing Hormone Neurones Isolated from Adult Rats C Yin, H Ishii, N Tanaka, Y Sakuma, M Kato Journal of neuroendocrinology 20 (5), 566-575, 2008 | 67 | 2008 |
| 17β-Estradiol at Physiological Concentrations Augments Ca2+-Activated K+ Currents via Estrogen Receptor β in the Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neuronal … I Nishimura, K Ui-Tei, K Saigo, H Ishii, Y Sakuma, M Kato Endocrinology 149 (2), 774-782, 2008 | 51 | 2008 |
| High Expression of the R-Type Voltage-Gated Ca2+ Channel and Its Involvement in Ca2+-Dependent Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Release in GT1–7 Cells M Watanabe, Y Sakuma, M Kato Endocrinology 145 (5), 2375-2383, 2004 | 50 | 2004 |
| GABAA Receptors Mediate Excitation in Adult Rat GnRH Neurons M Watanabe, Y Sakuma, M Kato Biology of reproduction 81 (2), 327-332, 2009 | 47 | 2009 |
| The SK channel blocker apamin inhibits slow afterhyperpolarization currents in rat gonadotropin‐releasing hormone neurones M Kato, N Tanaka, S Usui, Y Sakuma The Journal of Physiology 574 (2), 431-442, 2006 | 47 | 2006 |
| Inhibition by extracellular Na+ replacement of GRF-induced GH secretion from rat pituitary cells M Kato, MA Hattori, M Suzuki American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism 254 (4), E476-E481, 1988 | 41 | 1988 |
| Cytological characterization of a pituitary folliculo-stellate-like cell line, Tpit/F1, with special reference to adenosine triphosphate-mediated neuronal nitric oxide synthase … L Chen, D Maruyama, M Sugiyama, T Sakai, C Mogi, M Kato, R Kurotani, ... Endocrinology 141 (10), 3603-3610, 2000 | 38 | 2000 |
| Regulation by Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone and Somatostatin of a Na+ Current in the Primary Cultured Rat Somatotroph M Kato, Y Sakuma Endocrinology 138 (12), 5096-5100, 1997 | 37 | 1997 |
| Growth hormone releasing factor depolarizes rat pituitary cells in Na+-dependent mechanism M Kato, M Suzuki Brain research 476 (1), 145-148, 1989 | 37 | 1989 |
| Neural interaction between galanin-like peptide (GALP)-and luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH)-containing neurons F Takenoya, JL Guan, M Kato, Y Sakuma, Y Kintaka, Y Kitamura, ... Peptides 27 (11), 2885-2893, 2006 | 35 | 2006 |
| Activation of κ-opioid receptors inhibits depolarisation-evoked exocytosis but not the rise in intracellular Ca2+ in secretory nerve terminals of the neurohypophysis M Kato, C Chapman, RJ Bicknell Brain research 574 (1-2), 138-146, 1992 | 35 | 1992 |
| Generation of transgenic rats expressing enhanced green fluorescent protein in gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons H Fujioka, M Suzuki, K Yamanouchi, A Ohta, H Nagashima, M Kato, ... Journal of Reproduction and Development 49 (6), 523-529, 2003 | 28 | 2003 |
| 3′, 5′-cyclic adenosine monophosphate augments intracellular Ca2+ concentration and gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) release in immortalized GnRH neurons in an Na+ … K Kaneishi, Y Sakuma, H Kobayashi, M Kato Endocrinology 143 (11), 4210-4217, 2002 | 25 | 2002 |
| GLP-1 depolarizes the rat pancreatic β cell in a Na+-dependent manner M Kato, HT Ma, K Tatemoto Regulatory peptides 62 (1), 23-27, 1996 | 25 | 1996 |
| Sexually dimorphic modulation of GABAA receptor currents by melatonin in rat gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons S Sato, C Yin, A Teramoto, Y Sakuma, M Kato The Journal of Physiological Sciences 58 (5), 317-322, 2008 | 24 | 2008 |
| The time course and extracellular Ca2+ involvement of growth hormone (GH) releasing factor-induced GH secretion in perifused dispersed rat pituitary cells M KATO, M SuzuKI The Japanese Journal of Physiology 36 (6), 1225-1239, 1986 | 24 | 1986 |
