Prenatal melatonin exposure influences the maturation of gonadotropin and prolactin estradiol-benzoate feedback system

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 70, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 81-88

  Díaz, Elena ^a   Castrillón, Patricia O ^b   Esquifino, Ana I ^b   Marín, Bernardo ^a   Díaz, Beatriz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; GONADOTROPIN; MELATONIN; PROLACTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FETUS; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; HORMONE RELEASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PUBERTY; RAT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0344549443     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(99)00091-6     Document Type: Article

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