Pulsatile secretion of gonadotropin-releasing hormone by rat hypothalamic explants of gnrh neurons without cell bodies

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 305-312

  Purnelle, Gentiane ^a   Gerard, Arlette ^a   Czajkowski, Vincent ^a   Bourguignon, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Excitatory amino acids; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Rhythms

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GONADORELIN; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; VERATRIDINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NONHUMAN; OPTIC CHIASM; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURONS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SECRETORY RATE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 1842287967     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: 14230194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000127253     Document Type: Article

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