Effects of androgen on brain and pituitary androgen receptors and LH secretion of male guinea pigs

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 59, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 315-322

  Choate, Jerome V A ^a   Resko, John A ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; CYTOSOL RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN REGION; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION; GUINEA PIG; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARIETAL LOBE; PREOPTIC AREA; PROSTATE; SEMINAL VESICLE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ANDROGENS; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL NUCLEUS; CYTOSOL; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; GUINEA PIGS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PITUITARY GLAND; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0030294603     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(96)00122-7     Document Type: Article

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