Regulation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone and luteinizing hormone secretion by AMPA receptors

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 246-253

  Ping, Lin ^a   Mahesh, Virendra B ^a   Bhat, Ganapathy K ^a   Brann, Darrell W ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Excitatory aminoacid receptors; Excitatory aminoacids; Gonadal steroids; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Gonadotropins

Indexed keywords

6 NITRO 7 SULFAMOYLBENZO[F]QUINOXALINE 2,3 DIONE; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AMINO ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; AMPA RECEPTOR; BRAIN ENZYME; ESTROGEN; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; QUISQUALIC ACID; STEROID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030924432     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: 14230194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000127245     Document Type: Article

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