Effects of polyamines on the release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone and gonadotropins in developing female rats

Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 227, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 276-281

  Thyssen, Sandra M ^a   Hockl, Pablo F ^a   Chamson, Astrid ^a,b   Lux Lantos, Victoria A R ^a   Libertun, Carlos ^a,b,c  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c INST DE BIOL Y MED EXPERIMENTAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Adenohypophysis; GnRH; Gonadotropins; Hypothalamus; Polyamines

Indexed keywords

AGMATINE; EFLORNITHINE; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; POLYAMINE; PUTRESCINE; SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036553899     PISSN: 00379727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153537020222700408     Document Type: Article

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