Further Studies on the Mechanism of Action of the Endogenous Benzodiazepine Receptor Ligand Octadecaneuropeptide on Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Gene Expression in the Rat Brain

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 79-84

  Li, Songyun ^a   Pelletier, Georges ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine receptors; Benzodiazepines; Flumazenil; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Gonadotropin releasing hormone mRNA; Molecular neuroendocrinology; Aminobutyric acid

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR; BRAIN RECEPTOR; FLUMAZENIL; GONADORELIN; MESSENGER RNA; MUSCIMOL; OCTADECANEUROPEPTIDE; PICROTOXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; DIAZEPAM BINDING INHIBITOR; DRUG SYNERGISM; FLUMAZENIL; GABA ANTAGONISTS; GABA MODULATORS; GENE EXPRESSION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; MALE; MUSCIMOL; NEUROPEPTIDES; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PICROTOXIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0030055153     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: 14230194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000127102     Document Type: Article

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