Effects of continuous inhibin administration on gonadotropin secretion and subunit gene expression in immature and adult male rats

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1377-1382

  Winters, Stephen J ^a,c,d   Pohl, Clifford R ^a   Adedoyin, Adedayo ^b   Marshall, Gary R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN; INHIBIN A; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; RECOMBINANT INHIBIN A; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG HALF LIFE; GENE EXPRESSION; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; IMMATURITY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029911515     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod55.6.1377     Document Type: Article

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