Relationship of neuronal nitric oxide synthase immunoreactivity to GnRH neurons in the ovariectomized and intact female rat

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 73-82

  Herbison, Allan E ^a   Simonian, Sharon X ^a   Norris, Paula J ^a   Emson, Piers C ^a  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gonadotrophin releasing hormone; Immunocytochemistry; Median eminence; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Preoptic area

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; GONADORELIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; DIESTRUS; FEMALE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DIESTRUS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OVARIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SHEEP;

EID: 0030052054     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.1996.tb00688.x     Document Type: Article

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