Proestrous surge of gonadotropin-releasing hormone secretion inhibits apoptosis of anterior pituitary cells in cycling female rats

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 272-282

  Yin, Ping ^a   Arita, Jun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Bax; Estrous cycle; Gonadal steroids; Gonadotropes; Gonadotropin releasing hormone

Indexed keywords

DNA NUCLEOTIDYLEXOTRANSFERASE; ESTROGEN; GONADORELIN; PENTOBARBITAL; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN BCL 2; STEROID;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA STRAND; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; RAT;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BCL-2-ASSOCIATED X PROTEIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GABA MODULATORS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; PENTOBARBITAL; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PROESTRUS; PROGESTERONE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0036444639     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000066626     Document Type: Article

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