Perinatal developmental changes in expression of the neuropeptide genes preoptic regulatory factor-1 and factor-2, neuropeptide Y and GnRH in rat hypothalamus

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 951-958

  Nowak, F V ^a   Gore, Andrea C ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Hypothalamus; Luteinizing hormone releasing hormone; Neuropeptide Y; Preoptic area; Preoptic regulatory factor

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; RIBONUCLEASE;

ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL DEVELOPMENT; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RIBONUCLEASE PROTECTION ASSAY;

ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PREGNANCY; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0032719558     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1999.00412.x     Document Type: Article

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