Inhibition of the LH surge by restraint stress in cyclic rats: Studies on the role of GABAA and GABAB receptors

Stress

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 241-248

  Roozendaala, M M ^a   De Kruijf, H F M ^b   Reuling, R J H ^a   Threels, A ^b   Swarts, J J M ^a   Wiegant, V M ^a   Mattheij, J A M ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Bicuculline; Muscimol; Phaclofen; Pro oestrus

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID B RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BACLOFEN; BICUCULLINE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MUSCIMOL; PHACLOFEN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0031447805     PISSN: 10253890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10253899709013744     Document Type: Article

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