Progesterone can block the preovulatory gonadotropin-releasing hormone/luteinising hormone surge in the ewe by a direct inhibitory action on oestradiol-responsive cells within the hypothalamus

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 161-169

  Richter, T A ^a   Robinson, J E ^a,b   Lozano, J M ^a   Evans, N P ^a,b  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Luteinizing hormone; Oestradiol; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN FOS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE INHIBITION; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; DOWN-REGULATION; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PREOPTIC AREA; PROGESTERONE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; SEPTUM OF BRAIN; SHEEP;

EID: 17544378582     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2005.01287.x     Document Type: Article

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