Effects of ageing and exogenous melatonin on pituitary responsiveness to GnRH in rats

Journal of Reproduction and Fertility

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 151-156

  Diaz, E ^a   Pazo, D ^b   Esquifino, A I ^b   Diaz, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELATONIN; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SENESCENCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034027065     PISSN: 00224251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/jrf.0.1190151     Document Type: Article

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