Effect of stage of development and sex on gonadotropin-releasing hormone secretion in in vitro hypothalamic perifusion

Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 217, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 445-449

  Lacau Mengido, Isabel M ^a   Iglesias, Arturo González ^a   Díaz Torga, Graciela ^a   Thyssen Cano, Sandra ^a,c   Libertun, Carlos ^a,b   Becú Villalobos, Damasia ^a  

^a Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

^b INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

^c CONICET ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; SEX HORMONE;

ANDROGEN THERAPY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031916881     PISSN: 00379727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3181/00379727-217-44255     Document Type: Article

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