Decline in basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2) mRNA expression in female rat hypothalamus at puberty

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 151-159

  Smyth, Catherine E ^a   Knee, Rai ^a   Wilkinson, Michael ^a   Murphy, Paul R ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

FGF; N methyl D aspartate (NMDA); Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Indexed keywords

FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR 2; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; SERIC GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 0031020792     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1997.00562.x     Document Type: Article

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