Regulation of Growth Hormone (GH) secretion by different glutamate receptor subtypes in the rat

Amino Acids

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-16

  Tena Sempere, M ^a   Pinilla, L ^a   Gonzalez L C ^a   Aguilar, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amino acids; AMPA; Growth hormone (GH) glutamate excitatory amino acids; Inhibitory amino acids; KA; NMDA; Rat; Receptor

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AMPA RECEPTOR; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; KAINIC ACID; KAINIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

AGE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; RAT; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033966390     PISSN: 09394451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007260050001     Document Type: Review

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