Inhibition of luteinizing hormone secretion by localized administration of estrogen, but not dihydrotestosterone, is enhanced in the ventromedial hypothalamus during feed restriction in the young wether

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 781-789

  McManos, Christina J ^a   Goodman, Robert L ^a   Llanza, Nancy V ^a   Valent, Miroslav ^a   Dobbins, Adam B ^a   Connors, John M ^a   Hileman, Stanley M ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Estradiol receptor; Hypothalamus; Luteinizing hormone; Steroid hormones

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; CHOLESTEROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; STEROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HORMONE SENSITIVITY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; ZONA INCERTA;

ANIMALS; DIET; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; DRUG IMPLANTS; ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; PREOPTIC AREA; SHEEP; SULPIRIDE; VENTROMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 25144523362     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.105.042275     Document Type: Article

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