Involvement of the corticoadrenal hormones in the pheromonal restoration of reproductive activity in aging rats

Life Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 26, 2004, Pages 3285-3290

  Mora, O A ^a   Sanchez Criado J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Gonadotropins; Progesterone; RU486; Urinary pheromones

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTICOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; HYPOTHALAMUS HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIFEPRISTONE; PHEROMONE; PROGESTERONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENALECTOMY; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; RAT; REPRODUCTION; SMELLING; URINE;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENALECTOMY; AGING; ANIMALS; CORTICOSTERONE; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS; MALE; PROGESTERONE; RATS; SEX ATTRACTANTS; URINE;

EID: 16544394176     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2003.11.015     Document Type: Article

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