Effects of lead exposure on GnRH and LH secretion in male rats: Response to castration and α-methyl-p-tyrosine (AMPT) challenge

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 347-355

  Sokol, Rebecca Z ^a   Berman, Nancy ^b   Okuda, Helen ^a   Raum, William ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARBOR UCLA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gonadotroprins; Hypothalamus pituitary; Lead; Neurotransmitters

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LEAD; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METIROSINE;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; RAT STRAIN; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; SECRETION; TESTIS; TOXICITY TESTING;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ALPHA-METHYLTYROSINE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CELLS, CULTURED; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LEAD POISONING; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SECRETORY RATE; TESTIS;

EID: 0032081181     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0890-6238(98)00014-8     Document Type: Article

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