Studies on the neuroanatomical basis for stress-induced oestrogen-potentiated suppression of reproductive function: Evidence against direct corticotropin-releasing hormone projections to the vicinity of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone cell bodies in female rats

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 732-742

  Hahn, J D ^a   Kalamatianos, T ^a   Coen, C W ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CRH receptors; Hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus; Medial preoptic nucleus; Oestrogen receptors; Parabrachial nucleus

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA TOXIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; GONADORELIN; MESSENGER RNA;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE INHIBITION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NERVE PROJECTION; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PARABRACHIAL NUCLEUS; PERIKARYON; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; STRESS; STRIA TERMINALIS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

EID: 0038825206     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2003.01056.x     Document Type: Review

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