Anatomical and functional evidence for a neural hypothalamic-testicular pathway that is independent of the pituitary

Endocrinology

Volumn 143, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 4447-4454

  Soon, Lee ^a   Miselis, Richard ^b   Rivier, Catherine ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GONADORELIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN STEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOPHYSIS TESTIS SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDORABIES HERPETOVIRUS; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPLANCHNIC NERVE; TESTIS CELL; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE;

ANIMALS; AXONAL TRANSPORT; BRAIN; BRAIN STEM; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HERPESVIRUS 1, SUID; HYPOTHALAMUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; INTERLEUKIN-1; LEYDIG CELLS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STAINING AND LABELING; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0036828155     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2002-220392     Document Type: Article

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