Photoperiodic modulation of monoamines and amino-acids involved in the control of prolactin and LH secretion in the ewe: Evidence for a regulation of tyrosine hydroxylase activity

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 465-474

  Viguié, Catherine ^a,c   Thibault, Jean ^b   Thiéry, Jean Claude ^a   Tillet, Yves ^a   Malpaux, Benoît ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

^c Reproductive Sciences Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Photoperiod; Prolactin; Reproduction; Sheep

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMINO ACID; CATECHOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; DOPAMINE; ESTRADIOL; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MONOAMINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PROLACTIN; SEROTONIN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE NERVE CELL; CATECHOLAMINE SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENCEPHALON; DOPAMINE METABOLISM; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; SHEEP;

EID: 0029759189     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1996.04758.x     Document Type: Article

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