Regulation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) secretion by heme molecules: A regulatory role for carbon monoxide?

Endocrinology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 790-793

  Lamar, Charisee A ^a   Mahesh, Virendra B ^a   Brann, Darrell W ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BILIVERDIN; CARBON MONOXIDE; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN; GONADORELIN; HEMATIN; HEME; HEME OXYGENASE; HEME OXYGENASE INHIBITOR; HEMOGLOBIN; HYPOTHALAMUS RELEASING FACTOR; NEUROTRANSMITTER; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROTOPORPHYRIN ZINC; SCAVENGER; HEMIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME DEGRADATION; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ANIMAL; DOSE RESPONSE; IN VITRO STUDY; METABOLISM; RAT STRAIN; SECRETION;

ANIMALS; CARBON MONOXIDE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HEME; HEME OXYGENASE (DECYCLIZING); HEMIN; HYPOTHALAMUS, MIDDLE; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS;

EID: 1042263983     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.137.2.8593832     Document Type: Article

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