Occurrence of D-aspartic acid and N-methyl-D-aspartic acid in rat neuroendocrine tissues and their role in the modulation of luteinizing hormone and growth hormone release

FASEB Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 699-714

  D'Aniello, Antimo ^a   Di Fiore, M Maddalena ^a,b   Fisher, George H ^c   Milone, Alfredo ^d   Seleni, Angelo ^e   D'Aniello, Salvatore ^a   Perna, Alessandra F ^f   Ingrosso, Diego ^f  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CNR   (Italy)

^e Laboratorio Igea   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

D Asp; Endocrine glands; Methyltransferase; Nervous system; NMDA; NMDA synthase; Progesterone; S adenosyl methionine; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; GONADORELIN; GROWTH HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034077625     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.14.5.699     Document Type: Article

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