Maintenance of hypothalamic GnRH release during lactation in the rat: A push-pull perfusion study

Biological Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 259-265

  Cardenas, Hugo ^a   Ramirez, Victor D ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

GnRH; Hypothalamus; Lactation; Pituitary; Push pull perfusion; Rat

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; FEMALE; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; LACTATION; NONHUMAN; PULSE GENERATOR; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; WEANING;

ANIMALS; DIESTRUS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LACTATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PERFUSION; PITUITARY GLAND; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0029976674     PISSN: 07169760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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