Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons: Gene expression and neuroanatomical studies

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 141, Issue , 2002, Pages 193-208

  Gore, Andrea C ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; SOMATOMEDIN;

AGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 0036454065     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(02)41094-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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