The effect of oestradiol and progesterone on hypoglycaemic stress-induced suppression of pulsatile luteinizing hormone release and on corticotropin-releasing hormone mRNA expression in the rat

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 468-476

  Li, X F ^a   Mitchell, J C ^a   Wood, S ^b   Coen, C W ^a   Lightman, S L ^b   O'Byrne, Kevin T ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CRH; LH; Oestradiol; Progesterone; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROPEPTIDE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INSULIN HYPOGLYCEMIA; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRESS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; UPREGULATION;

EID: 0038701796     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2003.01014.x     Document Type: Article

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