Levels of dopamine β hydroxylase immunoreactivity in the preoptic hypothalamus of the ovariectomised ewe following injection of oestrogen: Evidence for increased noradrenaline release around the time of the oestrogen-induced surge in luteinizing hormone

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 503-512

  Clarke, I J ^a   Scott, C J ^b   Pereira, A ^a   Rawson, J ^b  

^a HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endocrinology; Female; Luteinizing hormone; Reproduction; Sheep

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; ESTROGEN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; OPTICAL DENSITY; OVARIECTOMY; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; DOPAMINE BETA-HYDROXYLASE; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NOREPINEPHRINE; OVARIECTOMY; PREOPTIC AREA; SHEEP;

EID: 0033067330     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1999.00352.x     Document Type: Article

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