Genomic and membrane actions of progesterone: Implications for reproductive physiology and behavior

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-52

  Schumacher, Michael ^a   Coirini, Héctor ^b   Robert, Françoise ^a   Guennoun, Rachida ^a   El Etr, Martine ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

GABA; Gonadotropins; GT1 cells; LH; LHRH; Lordosis; Oxytocin; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; BICUCULLINE; CORTICOTROPIN; DACTINOMYCIN; DEOXYCORTICOSTERONE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GONADORELIN; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; MIFEPRISTONE; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROSTEROID; NEUROTENSIN; OKADAIC ACID; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PREGNENOLONE SULFATE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; STEROID RECEPTOR; SUBSTANCE P; TRILOSTANE; VINBLASTINE;

ESTRUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HORMONE RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS; LORDOSIS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0032884132     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-4328(99)00081-9     Document Type: Article

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