Effect of prenatal melatonin on the gonadotropin and prolactin response to the feedback effect of testosterone in male offspring

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 61-69

  Díaz, Elena ^a   Castrillón, Patricia ^b   Esquifino, Ana ^b   Díaz, Beatriz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELATONIN; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PROGENY; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PUBERTY; RAT; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 0343920871     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(99)00150-8     Document Type: Article

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