Multimodal influence of estrogen upon gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons

Endocrine Reviews

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 302-330

  Herbison, Allan E ^a  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; DOPAMINE; DYNORPHIN; ENKEPHALIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GALANIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; GONADORELIN; HYPOTHALAMUS HORMONE; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NEUROTENSIN; NORADRENALIN; OPIATE PEPTIDE; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; SUBSTANCE P;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLIA CELL; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; RAT; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 0032460910     PISSN: 0163769X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/edrv.19.3.0332     Document Type: Review

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