Intracerebroventricular administration of copper-zinc superoxide dismutase inhibits pulsatile luteinizing hormone secretion in ovariectomized ewes

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 272, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 159-162

  Al Gubory, Kaïs H ^a   Locatelli, Alain ^b  

^a Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

^b URA CNRS 1291   (France)

Author keywords

Copper zinc superoxide dismutase; Ewe; Intracerebroventricular injection; Luteinizing hormone

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; DEPRESSION, CHEMICAL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MICE; OVARIECTOMY; SHEEP; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 0032878350     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(99)00605-9     Document Type: Article

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