Increased expression of forebrain GnRH mRNA and changes in testosterone negative feedback following pubertal maturation

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 214, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 63-70

  Richardson, Heather N ^a,c   Gore, Andrea C ^b   Venier, Jane ^a   Romeo, Russell D ^a,d   Sisk, Cheryl L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^d ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GnRH; Hamster; LH; LHRH; Male; Medial septum; MRNA; Puberty; Tenia tecta

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; RIBONUCLEASE; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULTHOOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FOREBRAIN; GONADECTOMY; HAMSTER; HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PUBERTY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TIME; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 1142297627     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2003.11.013     Document Type: Article

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