Gonadotropin-releasing hormone exhibits circadian rhythm in phase with arginine-vasopressin in co-cultures of the female rat preoptic area and suprachiasmatic nucleus

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 521-528

  Funabashi, T ^a   Shinohara, K ^a   Mitsushima, D ^a   Kimura, F ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arginine vasopressin; Circadian rhythm; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Oestrogen; Surge

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; ESTROGEN; GONADORELIN; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HORMONE RELEASE; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; DRUG SYNERGISM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; NEURONS; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 0034121544     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2000.00481.x     Document Type: Article

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