Mechanisms of inhibition of LHRH release by alcohol and cannabinoids

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 141, Issue , 2002, Pages 175-181

  Rettori, Valeria ^a   Lomniczi, Alejandro ^a   Mohn, Claudia ^a   Scorticati, Camila ^a   Vissio, Paula ^a   Lasaga, Mercedes ^b   Franchi, Ana ^a   McCann, Samuel M ^c  

^a Centre de Estudios Farmacologicos y Botanicos   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANANDAMIDE; BICUCULLINE; CANNABINOID; GONADORELIN;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENZYME INHIBITION; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INHIBITION KINETICS; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0036458189     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(02)41092-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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