The transforming growth factor alpha gene family is involved in the neuroendocrine control of mammalian puberty

Molecular Psychiatry

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 355-358

  Ojeda, S R ^a   Ma, Y J ^a   Rage, F ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Cell cell communication; Glial cells; Growth factors; Hypothalamus; LHRH neurons; Sexual development

Indexed keywords

TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL; ASTROCYTE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GLIA; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBERTY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; FEMALE; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; PUBERTY; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

EID: 0031228089     PISSN: 13594184     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mp.4000307     Document Type: Article

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