GnRH antagonist-induced down-regulation of the mRNA expression of pituitary receptors: Comparisons with GnRH agonist effects

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 131-137

  Murase, Mariko ^a,c   Uemura, Tsuguo ^b   Gao, Mengge ^a   Inada, Mae ^a   Funabashi, Toshiya ^a   Hirahara, Fumiki ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Fureai Yokohama Hospital   (Japan)

^c YOKOHAMA ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Female rat; GnRH agonist; GnRH antagonist; GnRH R mRNA; LH subunit mRNA

Indexed keywords

CETRORELIX; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; LEUPRORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RESPONSE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; RAT;

ANIMALS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DOWN-REGULATION; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; LEUPROLIDE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, LHRH; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 15744376682     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.52.131     Document Type: Article

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