Direct and Indirect Regulation of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons by Estradiol

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1771-1778

  Petersen, Sandra L ^a   Ottem, Erich N ^a   Carpenter, Clifford D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Glutamate; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Luteinizing hormone; Neuroendocrinology

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; GLUTAMIC ACID; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEUROPEPTIDE;

ANTEROVENTRAL PERIVENTRICULAR REGION; BRAIN REGION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; GONADORELIN RELEASE; NERVE CELL; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; NEURONS; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0345601727     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.019745     Document Type: Short Survey

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