Lesion of the amygdala on the right and left side suppresses testosterone secretion but only left-sided intervention decreases serum luteinizing hormone level

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 429-434

  Banczerowski, P ^a,b   Csaba, Z ^a   Csernus, V ^c   Gerendai, Ida ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROSURGERY   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Laterality; Luteinizing hormone; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

KAINIC ACID; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEUROTOXIN; TESTOSTERONE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE INHIBITION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; LEFT HEMISPHERE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SERUM; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0041311258     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03345198     Document Type: Article

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