Locus ceruleus lesions block pulsatile LH release in ovariectomized rats

Brain Research

Volumn 833, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 86-92

  Anselmo Franci, J A ^b   Rocha Barros, V M ^b   Franci, C R ^b   McCann, S M ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Locus coeruleus; Luteinizing hormone; Ovariectomy; Pulsatile secretion

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; LOCUS CERULEUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; RAT;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; LOCUS COERULEUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIECTOMY; PULSATILE FLOW; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0033606422     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01548-6     Document Type: Article

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