Histochemical localization of nitric oxide neurons in the hypothalamus: Association with gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons and co-localization with N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 187-197

  Bhat, Ganapathy K ^a   Mahesh, Virendra H ^a   Lamar, Charisee A ^a   Ping, Ling ^a   Agnan, Kripamoy ^a   Brann, Darrell W ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Excitatory amino acids; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; N methyl D aspartatc receptors; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; HORMONE ANTIBODY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME HISTOCHEMISTRY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMAL; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BASE SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GONADORELIN; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MEDIAN EMINENCE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE; OVARIECTOMY; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0029042481     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: 14230194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000127004     Document Type: Article

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