Seasonally dependent effect of ectopic pituitary grafts on 24-hour rhythms in serum prolactin and gonadotropins in rats

Chronobiology International

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 451-460

  Esquifino, Ana I ^a   Pazo, David ^a   Cutrera, Rodolfo A ^b   Cardinali, Daniel P ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

24 hour and seasonal rhythms; FSH; LH; Pituitary transplants; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ECTOPIC HORMONE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; RAT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032780676     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07420529908998720     Document Type: Article

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