Photoperiod affects the ability of testosterone to alter proopiomelanocortin mRNA, but not luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone mRNA, levels in male sheep

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 587-592

  Hileman, Stanley M ^a   Kuehl, David E ^a   Jackson, Gary L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Beta endorphin; LH; LHRH; Photoperiod; POMC; Sheep; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIGHT DARK CYCLE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS, MIDDLE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PHOTOPERIOD; PREOPTIC AREA; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; RNA, MESSENGER; SHEEP; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0031823444     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1998.00243.x     Document Type: Article

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