Adrenocorticotrophin and luteinizing hormone responses to N-methyl-D-aspartate during fetal development in sheep

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 315-321

  Brooks, A N ^a   Howe, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ACTH; Fetal; LH; NMDA; Ontogeny; Sheep

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 4 METHYL 5 PHOSPHONO 3 PENTENOIC ACID; ARGIPRESSIN; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GESTATIONAL AGE; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

2-AMINO-5-PHOSPHONOVALERATE; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS; GESTATIONAL AGE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; SHEEP;

EID: 0030010129     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1996.04639.x     Document Type: Article

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