The role of glia in the neuroendocrine hypothalamus: Possible implications in hormone secretion

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 45, Issue , 1996, Pages 15-18

  Chowen, J A ^a   Argente, J ^b   Busiguina, S ^a   Garcia Segura, L M ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Astroglia; GFAP; GHRH; IGF I; LHRH; Oestradiol; Tanycytes; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GONADORELIN; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; CELL COUNT; CELL METABOLISM; CELL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLIA; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MACROGLIA; MALE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE GROWTH; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYNAPSE; TANYCYTE;

EID: 0029979940     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000184821     Document Type: Article

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