The N-Methyl-D-Aspartate-Mediated Inhibitory Control of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Release in the Hypothalamus of the Adult Male Guinea Pig Is Expressed through Opioidergic Systems

Endocrinology

Volumn 137, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1468-1473

  Giri, Mimi ^a   Gao, Changqing ^a   Kaufman, Jean Marc ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 5 PHOSPHONOVALERIC ACID; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GONADORELIN; KAINIC ACID; MORPHINE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NALOXONE; OPIATE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; GONADORELIN RELEASE; GUINEA PIG; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ANIMALS; ENDORPHINS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GUINEA PIGS; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS, MIDDLE; MALE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NALOXONE; ORCHIECTOMY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0029867080     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.137.4.8625925     Document Type: Article

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