Dopaminergic and opioidergic regulation of gonadotropin and prolactin release in stallions

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 335-340

  Aurich, C ^a   Gerlach, T ^b   Aurich, J E ^a   Hoppen, H O ^c   Lange, J ^c   Parvizi, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b Institute for Animal Science FAL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONIST; PROLACTIN; SULPIRIDE;

ANIMAL; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BREEDING; DRUG EFFECT; HORSE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SECRETION;

ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; BREEDING; BUSERELIN; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; HORSES; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; NALOXONE; NARCOTIC ANTAGONISTS; PROLACTIN; SEASONS; SECRETORY RATE; SULPIRIDE;

ANIMALIA; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0036947848     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0531.2002.00370.x     Document Type: Article

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