Gonadectomy alters tyrosine hydroxylase and norepinephrine transporter mRNA levels in the locus coeruleus in rabbits

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 763-768

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

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gonadectomy; Locus coeruleus; Luteinizing hormone; Norepinephrine; Norepinephrine transporter; Rabbit; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; ESTROGEN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; NORADRENALIN; RIBONUCLEASE; SEX HORMONE; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CASTRATION; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GONADECTOMY; GONADORELIN RELEASE; LOCUS CERULEUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 0030775455     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1997.00641.x     Document Type: Article

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