Effects of N-methyl-D-aspartic acid and kainic acid on prolactin secretion in hyper- and hypoprolactinaemic conditions

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 460-466

  Pinilla, Leonor ^a   Tena Sempere, Manuel ^a   Aguilar, Rafaela ^a   Aguilar, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KAINIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; RAT; STRESS;

ALPHA-METHYLTYROSINE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; KAINIC ACID; N-METHYLASPARTATE; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SECRETORY RATE; TESTOSTERONE; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 0031959558     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1380460     Document Type: Article

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