Regulation of hypothalamic somatostatin and growth hormone releasing hormone mRNA levels by inhibin

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 66, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 191-194

  Carro, E ^a   Senaris R M ^a   Mallo, F ^b   Dieguez C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

GH; Growth hormone releasing hormone; Hypothalamus; Inhibin; Somatostatin

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; INHIBIN; MESSENGER RNA; SOMATOSTATIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INHIBINS; MALE; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; SILVER STAINING; SOMATOSTATIN;

EID: 0344061540     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(99)00025-X     Document Type: Article

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