The neuroendocrine control of clock-timed gonadotropin release in the female Syrian hamster: Role of serotonin

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 107-119

  Ogilvie, K M ^a,b   Stetson, M H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PARGYLINE; PROLACTIN; SEROTONIN;

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; SYRIAN HAMSTER;

ANESTRUS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CRICETINAE; CYPROHEPTADINE; DIESTRUS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS, PITUITARY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; MESOCRICETUS; METHYSERGIDE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITORS; PARGYLINE; PHOTOPERIOD; PROESTRUS; PROLACTIN; QUIPAZINE; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGONISTS; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030776369     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1550107     Document Type: Article

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