Pulsatile gonadotropin-releasing hormone release and its regulation

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 56-59

  Krsmanovic, Lazar Z ^a   Stojilkovic, Stanko S ^a   Catt, Kevin J ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN;

CELL SYNCHRONIZATION; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; GENETIC LINKAGE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HYBRID GENE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE FLOW; REVIEW;

EID: 0029928770     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1043-2760(96)00007-0     Document Type: Article

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