α-Difluoromethylornithine modifies gonadotropin-releasing hormone release and follicle-stimulating hormone secretion in the immature female rat

Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 192-197

  Thyssen, Sandra M ^a,c   Becú Villalobos, Damasia ^b,c   Lacau Mengido, Isabel M ^b,c   Libertun, Carlos ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFLORNITHINE; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; POLYAMINE; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED PUBERTY; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADORELIN RELEASE; IMMATURITY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PROLACTIN RELEASE; RAT;

ANIMALS; EFLORNITHINE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; POTASSIUM; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, LHRH; SECRETORY RATE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031011546     PISSN: 00379727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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