Activin-A stimulates hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone release by the explanted male rat hypothalamus: Interaction with inhibin and androgens

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 269-274

  Calogero, A E ^a,b   Burrello, N ^a   Ossino, A M ^a   Polosa, P ^a   D'Agata, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b GARIBALDI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; FORMESTANE; GONADORELIN; INHIBIN; IODINE 125; PEPTIDE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; MALE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; ORGAN CULTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT;

ACTIVINS; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEEDBACK; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; INHIBINS; MALE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0031950730     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1560269     Document Type: Article

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