Methscopolamine Bromide Blocks Hypothalamic-Stimulated Release of Growth Hormone in Ewes

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1359-1362

  Daniel, J A ^a   Thomas, M G ^a   Powell, M R ^a   Keisler, D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Clonidine; GNRH; Sheep; Somatotropin

Indexed keywords

OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLONIDINE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; METHYLSCOPOLAMINE; SCOPOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; SOMATOSTATIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOMIZATION; SHEEP; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; CLONIDINE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; N-METHYLSCOPOLAMINE; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SCOPOLAMINE DERIVATIVES; SHEEP; SOMATOSTATIN;

EID: 0031137633     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.7551359x     Document Type: Article

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