Regulation of preoptic area gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) mRNA expression by gonadal steroids in the long-term gonadectomized male rat

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 125-133

  Spratt, David P ^a   Herbison, Allan E ^a  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Estrogen receptor; Gonadotrophin releasing hormone; Luteinizing hormone; Luteinizing releasing hormone; Male rat; mRNA; Preoptic area

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTANOLONE; ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GONADORELIN; MESSENGER RNA; SILASTIC; SULFUR 35; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GONADECTOMY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MICROCAPSULE; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM;

ANIMALS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; STEROIDS; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0030974289     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(97)00037-5     Document Type: Article

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