Comparative effects of injecting 5,6-dihydroxytryptamine in the dorsal or medial raphe nuclei on rat puberty

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 307-315

  Monroy, Juana ^a   Ayala, María Elena ^a   Chavira, Roberto ^b   Damián Matsumura, Pablo ^c   Domínguez, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Hypothalamus; Ovulation; Puberty; Raphe nucleus; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

5,6 DIHYDROXYTRYPTAMINE; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; NEUROTOXIN; PROPRANOLOL; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BRAIN STEM INJURY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL RAPHE NUCLEUS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG MECHANISM; ESTRUS; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HORMONE INHIBITION; HORMONE RESPONSE; MEDIAN RAPHE NUCLEUS; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

EID: 0038738079     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(03)00044-3     Document Type: Article

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