Differential effects of the N-methyl-D-aspartate and non-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors of the excitatory amino acids system on LH and FSH secretion. Its effects on the hypothalamic luteinizing hormone releasing hormone during maturation in male rats

Brain Research

Volumn 707, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 139-145

  Carbone, Silvia ^a   Szwarcfarb, Berta ^a   Rondina, Dora ^a   Feleder, Carlos ^a   Moguilevsky, Jaime A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Excitatory amino acid; GnRH; N methyl D aspartate; Puberty

Indexed keywords

6 CYANO 7 NITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; DIZOCILPINE; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; FOLLITROPIN; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; KAINIC ACID; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RAT;

ANIMALS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; KAINIC ACID; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE;

EID: 0029670698     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(95)01216-8     Document Type: Article

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