Electroacupuncture stimulates hypothalamic aromatization

Brain Research

Volumn 1037, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 164-170

  Zhao, Hong ^a   Tian, Zhan Zhuang ^a   Chen, Bo Ying ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brain; Electroacupuncture; Extragonadal aromatization; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Ovariectomized rat

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; GONAD FUNCTION; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOMETRY; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 14944354650     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2005.01.004     Document Type: Article

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