The involvement of dopaminergic and opioidergic neuronal systems in the control of the early rise in LH secretion in bull calves

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 121-127

  Chandolia, K ^a   Evans, A C O ^a   Rawlings, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bull calves; FSH; LH; Naloxone; Pimozide; Puberty

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NALOXONE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; OPIATE RECEPTOR; PIMOZIDE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 1842376913     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1997.00306.x     Document Type: Article

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