Neuropeptides, neurotransmitters, neurosteroids, and the onset of puberty

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 900, Issue , 2000, Pages 1-9

  Genazzani, A R ^a   Bernardi, F ^a   Monteleone, P ^a   Luisi, S ^a   Luisi, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ADRENALIN; CATECHOLAMINE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DOPAMINE; GALANIN; GONADORELIN; MELATONIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NEUROSTEROID; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NORADRENALIN; OPIATE; PRASTERONE; SEROTONIN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; MENARCHE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; PUBERTY;

EID: 0034015382     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2000.tb06210.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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