Fos-induction in gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons receiving vasoactive intestinal polypeptide innervation is reduced in middle-aged female rats

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1160-1164

  Krajnak, K ^a   Rosewell, K L ^a   Wise, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Circadian rhythm; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Hypothalamus; Neuropeptides; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN ASSOCIATED PEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE; PROTEIN FOS; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035081715     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod64.4.1160     Document Type: Article

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