Neuroendocrine plasticity in GnRH release during rat estrous cycle: Correlation with molecular markers of synaptic remodeling

Brain Research

Volumn 954, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 21-31

  Kaur, Gurcharan ^a   Kumar Heera, Pawan ^a   Srivastava, Lalit K ^b  

^a GURU NANAK DEV UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Estrous cycle; GnRH; Hypothalamus; Immunohistochemistry; Neural cell adhesion molecule; Neuronal plasticity; Rat

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GONADORELIN; ISOPROTEIN; MOLECULAR MARKER; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; NEUROMODULIN; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MEDIAN EMINENCE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PERIKARYON; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SYNAPSE;

ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GAP-43 PROTEIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NEURAL CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0036839192     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(02)03301-2     Document Type: Article

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