Estradiol acts locally within the retrochiasmatic area to inhibit pulsatile luteinizing-hormone release in the female sheep during anestrus

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1544-1549

  Gallegos Sanchez J ^a   Delaleu, B ^a   Caraty, A ^a   Malpaux, B ^a   Thiery J C ^a  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA PROBE;

ANESTRUS; ANIMALS; DRUG IMPLANTS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMIC AREA, LATERAL; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS, POSTERIOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OPTIC CHIASM; OVARIECTOMY; PREOPTIC AREA; SEASONS; SHEEP; VENTROMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0342378107     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod56.6.1544     Document Type: Article

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