Naloxone administration does not relieve the inhibition of gonadotropin release in food-restricted, lactating rats

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 126, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2113-2119

  Mcguire, Michelle K ^a,b   Myers, Tami R ^a,c   Butler, W Ronald ^a   Rasmussen, Kathleen M ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

lactation; nutrition; opioids; ovulation; rats

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NALOXONE; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; DIET RESTRICTION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; LACTATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029787218     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/126.9.2113     Document Type: Article

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