Luteinizing hormone and luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone secretion is under locus coeruleus control in female rats

Brain Research

Volumn 955, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 245-252

  Helena, Cleyde Vanessa Vega ^a   Franci, Celso Rodrigues ^a   Anselmo Franci, Janete A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Estrous cycle; Locus coeruleus; Luteinizing hormone; Luteinizing hormone releasing hormone; Medial preoptic area; Median eminence; Ovariectomy

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CANNULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GONADORELIN RELEASE; LOCUS CERULEUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; MEDIAN EMINENCE; METESTRUS; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT;

ANIMALS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LOCUS COERULEUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0037111280     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(02)03471-6     Document Type: Article

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