Cocaine and amphetamine-regulated-transcript peptide mediation of leptin stimulatory effect on the rat gonadotropin-releasing hormone pulse generator in vitro

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 383-385

  Lebrethon, Marie Christine ^a   Vandersmissen, E ^a   Gerard A ^a   Parent, A S ^a   Bourguignon, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

CART peptide; Gonadotrophin releasing hormone; Hypothalamus; Leptin; Rat

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; ANTISERUM; BRAIN PEPTIDE; COCAINE; COCAINE AND AMPHETAMINE REGULATED TRANSCRIPT PEPTIDE; GONADORELIN; LEPTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; RAT; RAT STRAIN;

ANIMALS; CARRIER PROTEINS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LEPTIN; MALE; MUTATION; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; RATS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE;

EID: 0034007139     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2000.00497.x     Document Type: Article

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