Search for neural substrates mediating inhibitory effects of oestrogen on pulsatile luteinising hormone-releasing hormone in vivo in ovariectomized female rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 238-245

  Mizuno, M ^a,c   Terasawa, Ei ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c KYUSHU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GONADORELIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONE RELEASE; IN VIVO STUDY; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RHESUS MONKEY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ESTRADIOL; FEEDBACK, BIOCHEMICAL; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; MACACA MULATTA; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; OVARIECTOMY; PERFUSION; PERIODICITY; PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR;

EID: 17844399815     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2005.01295.x     Document Type: Article

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