Correlation of hypothalamic somatostatin mRNA expression and peptide content with secretion: Sexual dimorphism and differential regulation by gonadal factors

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-33

  Murray, H E ^a   Simonian, S X ^b   Herbison, A E ^b   Gillies, Glenda E ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Median eminence; Periventricular nucleus; Sex steroids; Sexual dimorphism; Somatostatin

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; PEPTIDE; SEX HORMONE; SOMATOSTATIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADECTOMY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; POTASSIUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOMATOSTATIN;

EID: 0032903372     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1999.00286.x     Document Type: Article

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