Morphometric evidence of the regulation of the activity of LH-immunoreactive cells by corticosterone. An in vivo and in vitro study

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 931-935

  Rubio, M ^a   Carretero, J ^a   Cabo, J J ^a   Santos, M ^a   Vazquez R J ^a   Vazquez R ^a   Sanchez F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

adrenalectomy; corticosterone; culture; luteinizing hormone; morphometry; rat

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOPHYSIS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ADRENALECTOMY; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CORTICOSTERONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029955502     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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