Prevention of inhibitory effect of dorsal raphe nucleus lesions on ovulation and LH surge by 5-HT 2A/2C receptor agonists in female rats

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 291-298

  Maekawa, Fumihiko ^a   Tsukahara, Shinji ^b   Tsukamura, Hiroko ^b   Maeda, Kei Ichiro ^b   Yamanouchi, Korehito ^a  

^a Neuroendocrinology   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

5 HT 2A 2C receptors; Dorsal raphe nucleus; Lesion; Ovulation; Preovulatory LH surge

Indexed keywords

BUSPIRONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIANSERIN; SEROTONIN 2A AGONIST; SEROTONIN 2C AGONIST;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVULATION; RAPHE NUCLEI; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2A; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2C; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN AGONISTS; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS;

EID: 0032697351     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-0102(99)00090-5     Document Type: Article

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