Gonadotrope oestrogen receptor-α and -β and progesterone receptor immunoreactivity after ovariectomy and exposure to oestradiol benzoate, tamoxifen or raloxifene in the rat: Correlation with LH secretion

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 184, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-68

  Sanchez Criado J E ^a   Martin de las Mulas J ^a   Bellido, C ^a   Aguilar, R ^a   Garrido Gracia, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGESTAGEN; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; RALOXIFENE; TAMOXIFEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; METESTRUS; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; PITUITARY GLAND; RALOXIFENE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS; TAMOXIFEN;

EID: 13444260803     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.1.05748     Document Type: Article

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