Involvement of serotonin 5HT1 and 5HT2 receptors and nitric oxide synthase in the medial preoptic area on gonadotropin secretion

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 243-251

  Gouveia, Elsa Maria ^a   Franci, Celso Rodrigues ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF MARINGÁ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone; Ketanserin; Luteinizing hormone; Medial preoptic area; Methiotepin; Nitric oxide; Prolactin; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; KETANSERIN; METITEPINE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROGESTERONE; SEROTONIN 1 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 2 RECEPTOR; GONADOTROPIN; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; RAT; ANIMAL; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METABOLISM; MICROINJECTION; SECRETION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; KETANSERIN; METHIOTHEPIN; MICROINJECTIONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OVARIECTOMY; PREOPTIC AREA; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN, 5-HT1; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS;

EID: 2442466947     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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