Involvement of nociceptin/orphanin FQ in release of hypothalamic GnRH mediated by ORL1 receptor in ovariectomized rats

Acta Pharmacologica Sinica

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1039-1044

  An, Xiao Fei ^a   Chen, Hai Ping ^a   Ma, Shu Lan ^a   Feng, Yi ^a   Hao, Jun Wei ^a   Chen, Bo Ying ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Gonadorelin; Hypothalamus; Nociceptin; ORL1 receptor

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NOCICEPTIN; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; OPIATE RECEPTOR; ORL1 RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OPIOID PEPTIDES; OVARIECTOMY; PITUITARY GLAND; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, OPIOID;

EID: 24744440114     PISSN: 16714083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7254.2005.00172.x     Document Type: Article

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