Differential regulation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor expression in the posterior mediobasal hypothalamus by steroid hormones: Implication of GnRH neuronal activity

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 226-235

  Seong, Jae Young ^a   Kang, Sang Soo ^a   Kam, Kyungyoon ^a   Han, Young Goo ^a   Kwon, Hyuk Bang ^b   Ryu, Kyungza ^c   Kim, Kyungjin ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^c Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antisense oligonucleotide; Estrogen; Gene expression; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor; Mediobasal hypothalamus; Preoptic area; Progesterone; Rat

Indexed keywords

ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; POLYADENYLIC ACID; PROGESTERONE; STEROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MICROCAPSULE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALIA; POA;

EID: 0031884404     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(97)00297-0     Document Type: Article

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