Hypothalamic control of gonadotropin secretion

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 141, Issue , 2002, Pages 151-164

  McCann, S M ^a   Karanth, S ^a   Mastronardi, C A ^a   Dees, W L ^b   Childs, G ^c   Miller, B ^d   Sower, S ^e   Yu, W H ^a  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^d University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 1; LEPTIN; NITRIC OXIDE;

BRAIN FUNCTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0036454059     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(02)41090-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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