Evidence in support of nitric oxide (NO) involvement in the cyclic release of prolactin and LH surges

Brain Research

Volumn 660, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 175-179

  Bonavera, Juan J ^a   Sahu, Abhiram ^a   Kalra, Pushpa S ^a   Karla, Satya P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Luteinizing hormone; Nitric oxide; Proestrus; Prolactin; Steroid

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; N(G) NITROARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMAL; ARGININE; CORTICOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; OVARIECTOMY; PROESTRUS; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0027998381     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(94)90854-0     Document Type: Article

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