Participation of both adrenergic and opioidergic systems in the negative feedback of adrenal progesterone on LH secretion

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 332, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 283-287

  Salicioni, A M ^a   Caron R W ^a   Deis, R P ^a  

^a Laboratorio de Reproduccion y Lactancia Mendoza   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Adrenoceptor antagonist; LH (luteinizing hormone); Mifepristone; Oestrogen; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

3 ISOPROPYLAMINO 1 (7 METHYL 4 INDANYLOXY) 2 BUTANOL; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN; IDAZOXAN; METOPROLOL; MIFEPRISTONE; NALOXONE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PRAZOSIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; IDAZOXAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METOPROLOL; MIFEPRISTONE; NALOXONE; OVARIECTOMY; PRAZOSIN; PROGESTERONE; PROPANOLAMINES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA-1; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA-2; RECEPTORS, OPIOID;

EID: 0030815190     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)01082-0     Document Type: Article

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