Nitric oxide mediates leptin-induced luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) and LHRH and leptin-induced LH release from the pituitary gland

Endocrinology

Volumn 138, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 5055-5058

  Yu, Wen H ^a   Walczewska, Anna ^a   Karanth, Sharada ^a   McCann, Samuel M ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLANT; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GONADORELIN RELEASE; MALE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030776182     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.138.11.5649     Document Type: Article

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