Proenkephalin and opioid μ-receptor mRNA expression in ovine hypothalamus across the estrous cycle

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 26-36

  Walsh, John P ^a,c   Rao, Alexandra ^a   Thompson, Robert C ^b   Clarke, Iain J ^a  

^a HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Estrous cycle; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Gonadotropins; In situ hybridization; Opioid peptide receptors; Ovine hypothalamus; Proenkephalin

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY RNA; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; PROENKEPHALIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGONAL BAND OF BROCA; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; ENKEPHALINS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEURONS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; RNA, MESSENGER; SHEEP;

EID: 0035108341     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000054617     Document Type: Article

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