Age-related decrease in hypothalmic gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) gene expression, but not pituitary responsiveness to GnRH, in the male brown Norway rat

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 72-84

  Gruenewald, David A ^a   Naai, Michael A ^a   Marck, Brett T ^a   Matsumoto, Alvin M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Circadian rhythms; In situ hybridization; Messenger RNA; Reproduction; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

AGING; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORTICOSTERONE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GENE EXPRESSION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PITUITARY GLAND; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RATS; RATS, INBRED BN; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0033979380     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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