Evidence for expression of galanin receptor Gal-R1 mRNA in certain gonadotropin releasing hormone neurones of the rostral preoptic area

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 805-812

  Mitchell, V ^a   Bouret, S ^a   Prevot V ^a   Jennes, L ^b   Beauvillain, J C ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Double in situ hybridization; Gal R1 receptor mRNA; GnRH mRNA; Rat preoptic area; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; DIGOXIGENIN; ESTROGEN; GALANIN RECEPTOR; GONADORELIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; RNA PROBE;

ANIMALS; DIGOXIGENIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; NEURONS; OVARIECTOMY; PREOPTIC AREA; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, GALANIN; RECEPTORS, NEUROPEPTIDE; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032826964     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1999.00399.x     Document Type: Article

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