Progesterone suppression of glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD67) mRNA levels in the preoptic area: Correlation to the luteinizing hormone surge

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 562-570

  Unda, Richard ^a   Brann, Darrell W ^a   Mahesh, Virendra B ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Gamma aminobutync acid; Glutamic acid decarboxylase; Gonadal steroids; Gonadotropins; Preoptic area

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ANTIGESTAGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; MIFEPRISTONE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PROGESTERONE; STEROID; STEROID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; ENZYME REPRESSION; FEMALE; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTERNEURON; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OVARIECTOMY; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMAL; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; FEMALE; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIFEPRISTONE; PREOPTIC AREA; PROGESTERONE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0028802410     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: 14230194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000127064     Document Type: Article

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