Effects of estradiol on immediate early gene expression associated with ovulation in lactating rats: Role of nutritional status

Brain Research

Volumn 1001, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 72-77

  Abizaid, Alfonso ^a   Service, Garth ^a   Woodside, Barbara C ^a  

^a and Applied Physiology   (Canada)

Author keywords

Food restriction and positive feedback effects of E2; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Lactation; Luteinizing hormone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROTEIN FOS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE RELEASE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFERTILITY; LACTATION; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; OVULATION; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; RAT;

EID: 1242292447     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2003.10.069     Document Type: Article

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