Dexamethasone increases follicle-stimulating hormone secretion via suppression of inhibin in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 386, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-74

  Tohei, Atsushi ^a   Kogo, Hiroshi ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

(Rat, female, immature); Dexamethasone; FSH (follicle stimulating hormone); Inhibin; Ovarian function

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GONADOTROPINS; INHIBINS; OVARIECTOMY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0033408479     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00722-0     Document Type: Article

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