Topography and associations of leu-enkephalin and luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone neuronal systems in the human diencephalon

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1842-1848

  Dudás, Bertalan ^a   Merchenthaler, István ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LEUCINE ENKEPHALIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; DIENCEPHALON; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFUNDIBULUM; MALE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AXONS; CELL COMMUNICATION; DIENCEPHALON; ENKEPHALIN, LEUCINE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS; NEURONS; PREOPTIC AREA; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0038021495     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2002-021416     Document Type: Article

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