GnRH and oxytocin have nonidentical effects on the cellular LH response by gonadotrophs at pro-oestrus

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 345-351

  Evans, J J ^a,c   Youssef, A H ^a   Abbas, M M ^a   Schwartz, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CHRISTCHURCH WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0032693670     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1630345     Document Type: Article

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