Relation of biogenic amines to onset of puberty in the female rat

Endocrinology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 1978, Pages 11-16

  Advis, J P ^a,b   Simpkins, J W ^a,c   Chen, H T ^a   Meites, J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC AMINE; DOPAMINE; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NORADRENALIN; PROLACTIN; RADIOISOTOPE; SEROTONIN;

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ESTRUS; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; PUBERTY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT;

ANIMAL; DIESTRUS; DOPAMINE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GONADORELIN; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NOREPINEPHRINE; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PROESTRUS; PROLACTIN; RATS; SEROTONIN; SEX MATURATION; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; UTERUS; VAGINA;

EID: 0018149947     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 19457170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo-103-1-11     Document Type: Article

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