Noradrenergic neurotoxin suppresses gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and GnRH receptor gene expression in ovariectomized and steroid-treated rats

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 911-918

  Kang, S S ^a   Son, G H ^a   Seong, J Y ^a   Choi, D ^a   Kwon, H B ^b   Lee, C C ^a   Kim, K ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

DSP4; GnRH; GnRH receptor; Hypothalamus; Noradrenaline

Indexed keywords

2 BROMO N (2 CHLOROETHYL) N ETHYLBENZYLAMINE; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROTOXIN; PROGESTERONE; STEROID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC NERVE; OVARIECTOMY; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADRENERGIC AGENTS; ANIMALS; BENZYLAMINES; DOPAMINE; DOWN-REGULATION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEUROTOXINS; NOREPINEPHRINE; OVARIECTOMY; PITUITARY GLAND; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, LHRH; RNA, MESSENGER; STEROIDS;

EID: 0031759338     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1998.00278.x     Document Type: Article

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