Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor Gene Expression during Pubertal Development of Female Rats

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 348-355

  Zapatero Caballero, Helena ^a   Sanchez Franco, Franco ^a   Fernandez Mendez, Carolina ^a   García San Frutos, Miriam ^a   Botella Cubells, Luisa M ^b   Fernandez Vazquez, Gumersindo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone; Gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor; Luteinizing hormone; Pituitary; Puberty

Indexed keywords

CETRORELIX; FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT; MESSENGER RNA;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RAT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, LHRH; RNA, MESSENGER; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0742323946     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.020818     Document Type: Article

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