Stimulation of luteinizing hormone subunit gene expression by pulsatile intracerebroventricular microinjection of galanin in female rats

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 558-565

  Gajewska, Alina ^a   Zwierzchowski, L ^b   Kochman, K ^a  

^a KIELANOWSKI INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND NUTRITION   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF GENETICS AND ANIMAL BREEDING   (Poland)

Author keywords

Galanin; Galanin antagonist; Galantide; GnRH; GnRH receptor; Intracerebroventricular microinjection; Luteinizing hormone subunits; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GALANIN; GALANIN RECEPTOR; GALANTIDE; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; HORMONE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID; THYROTROPIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; BIOACCUMULATION; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; IN VIVO STUDY; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE DRUG RELEASE; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GALANIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONES, ALPHA SUBUNIT; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; MICROINJECTIONS; OVARIECTOMY; PROGESTERONE; PULSATILE FLOW; RATS; RECEPTORS, LHRH; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 3042815520     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2004.01202.x     Document Type: Article

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