Effects of photoperiod and androgen on pituitary function and neuropeptide staining in Siberian hamsters

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 271, Issue 1 40-1, 1996, Pages

  Bittman, Eric L ^a   Jetton, Amy E ^a,b   Villalba, Constanza ^a   Devries, Geert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

gonadotropin; gonadotropin releasing hormone; vasopressin; endorphin

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; BETA ENDORPHIN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CASTRATION; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; PHODOPUS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS;

EID: 0029833657     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1996.271.1.r64     Document Type: Article

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