Gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons: Their structure and function

Seminars in Reproductive Endocrinology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-17

  Hoffman, Gloria E ^a   Berghorn, Kathie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Gonadotropin releasing hormone; luteinizing hormone surge; neuroanatomy

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE STRUCTURE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NEUROSECRETORY CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TISSUE INDUCTION;

EID: 0031042245     PISSN: 07348630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1067964     Document Type: Article

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