GnRH perikarya in medial basal hypothalamus of pubertal female rhesus macaque are ensheathed with glia

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 881-885

  Witkin, Joan W ^a   O'Sullivan, Honor ^a   Miller, Reginald ^a   Ferin, Michel ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Female monkey; Glia; GnRH; Medial basal hypothalamus; Puberty

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLIA; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RHESUS MONKEY;

EID: 0031461640     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1997.00649.x     Document Type: Article

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