Alpha- but not beta-adrenergic receptors mediate the effect of angiotensin II in the medial preoptic area on gonadotropin and prolactin secretion

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 138, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 583-586

  Cássia, Rita ^a   Dornelles, Menegatti ^a   Franci, Celso Rodrigues ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT;

EID: 2642641320     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1380583     Document Type: Article

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