An image analysis of the morphological changes of LH cells during LH release peak induced by LHRH in male rats

Acta Physiologica Sinica

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 88-94

  Zhou, Shou Kang ^a   Zhao, Wwi ^a   Mao, Quan Fu ^a   Tang, Wei ^a   He, Zhi Ying ^a   Gu, Dun Yu ^a   Jiang, Wen Jue ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Image analysis; LHRH; Pituitary luteinizing hormone (LH) cell; Release peak; Vacuoles

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; HYPOPHYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; RAT; SECRETION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CELL VACUOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0030920051     PISSN: 03710874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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