Diurnal rhythmicity of gonadotropin-releasing hormone gene expression in the rat

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 257-263

  Gore, Andrea C ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Molecular neuroendocrinology; Puberty; Rhythms

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHILIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GONADORELIN RELEASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; PUBERTY; RAT; RNA PROCESSING;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 0031665320     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000054373     Document Type: Article

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