Changes in extracellular LHRH and β-endorphin-like immunoreactivity in the nucleus infundibularis-median eminence of anestrous ewes under stress condition

Journal of Neural Transmission

Volumn 106, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 265-274

  Tomaszewska, D ^a   Mateusiak, K ^a   Przekop, F ^a  

^a KIELANOWSKI INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND NUTRITION   (Poland)

Author keywords

endorphin; Ewe; LHRH; Stress

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; GONADORELIN;

ANESTRUS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HORMONE ACTION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SHOCK; STRESS;

ANESTRUS; ANIMALS; BETA-ENDORPHIN; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS, MIDDLE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REFERENCE VALUES; SHEEP; STRESS;

EID: 0032942537     PISSN: 03009564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007020050156     Document Type: Article

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