Sodium pentobarbitone and the suppression of luteinizing hormone pulses in the female rat: The role of hypothermia

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 941-946

  Strutton, Paul H ^a   Coen, Clive W ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypothermia; Luteinizing hormone; Sodium pentobarbitone; Telemetry; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PENTOBARBITAL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HYPOTHERMIA; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029910519     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.1996.tb00825.x     Document Type: Article

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