Hypothalamic astrocytes respond to transforming growth factor-α with the secretion of neuroactive substances that stimulate the release of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone

Endocrinology

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 19-25

  Ma, Ying J ^a   Berg Von Der Emde, Karin ^a   Rage, Florence ^a,c   Wetsel, William C ^b   Ojeda, Sergio R ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c CNRS University of Montpellier   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; GONADORELIN; LEUKOTRIENE C4; LIPOXYGENASE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARACHIDONIC ACID METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN RELEASE; PUBERTY; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0031025541     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.138.1.4863     Document Type: Article

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