Melanin concentrating hormone (MCH): A novel neural pathway for regulation of GnRH neurons

Brain Research

Volumn 1041, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 117-124

  Williamson Hughes, Patricia S ^a   Grove, Kevin L ^a   Smith, M Susan ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; GnRH; Immunofluorescence; MCH; MCHR1; Neuroanatomy

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; HORMONE RECEPTOR; MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE; MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HYPOTHALAMUS NUCLEUS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; NERVE CELL; NERVE TRACT; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 17044381714     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2004.11.066     Document Type: Article

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