Effect of steroids and nitric oxide on pituitary hormone release in ovariectomized, peripubertal rats

Reproduction

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 497-504

  Russell, Jill M ^a   Murphree, E ^a   Janik, J ^a   Callahan, P ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; ARGININE; ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; STEROID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; MODULATION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NITRIC OXIDE; OVARIECTOMY; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEXUAL MATURATION; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 17444364876     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/rep.1.00472     Document Type: Article

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