Gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor gene expression during pubertal development of male rats

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1764-1770

  Zapatero Caballero, Helena ^a   Sanchez Franco, Franco ^a   Guerra Perez, Natalia ^a   Fernandez Mendez, Carolina ^a   Fernandez Vazquez, Gumersindo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Gene expression; GnRH receptor; Pubertal development

Indexed keywords

CETRORELIX; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADOLESCENT; ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; INFANCY; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RAT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, LHRH; RNA, MESSENGER; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0037408208     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.102.008821     Document Type: Conference Paper

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