Sexual dimorphism in secretion of hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone and norepinephrine after coitus in rabbits

Endocrinology

Volumn 137, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 2683-2693

  Yang, Shu Ping ^a   Pau, K Y Francis ^a   Hess, David L ^a,b   Spies, Harold G ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COITUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INTERNEURON; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MICRODIALYSIS; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0029984745     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.137.7.8770887     Document Type: Article

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