Inhibition of steroid-induced galanin mRNA expression in GnRH neurons by specific NMDA-receptor blockade

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 179-184

  Rossmamth, Winfried G ^a,b   Marks, Daniel L ^a   Steiner, Robert A ^a   Clifton, Donald K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Galanin; GnRH; In situ hybridization; LHRH; mRNA; NMDA

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIZOCILPINE; ESTRADIOL; GALANIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PENTOBARBITAL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BLOCKING;

EID: 0029873827     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1996.04462.x     Document Type: Article

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