Effect of nitric oxide on basal and TRH-or metoclopramide-stimulated prolactin release in normal men

Neuropeptides

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 563-566

  Volpi, R ^a,d   Chiodera, P ^a   Capretti, L ^b   Guberti, A ^a   Vescovi, P P ^a   Dellostritto, A ^a   Davoli, C ^c   Coiro, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Codogno   (Italy)

^c CREMONA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Istituto di Clinica Medica Generale   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METOCLOPRAMIDE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PROLACTIN; PROTIRELIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; PROLACTIN RELEASE; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 0032407160     PISSN: 01434179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4179(98)90086-5     Document Type: Article

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