Sexual differences in the role of kainate receptors in controlling gonadotrophin secretion in prepubertal rats

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 269-273

  Pinilla, L ^a   Tena Sempere, M ^a   Aguilar, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

6,7 DINITRO 2,3 QUINOXALINEDIONE; DIZOCILPINE; FOLLITROPIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; GONADOTROPIN; KAINIC ACID; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GONADECTOMY; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031786413     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.1130269     Document Type: Article

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