Leptin stimulates LH secretion in peripubertal male rats through NMDA receptors

Endocrine Research

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 387-396

  Carbone, Silvia ^a   Szwarcfarb, Berta ^a   Reynoso, Roxana ^a   Bollero, Gabriela ^a   Ponzo, Osvaldo ^a   Rondina, Dora ^a   Scacchi, Pablo ^a,c   Moguilevsky, Jaime ^b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b FAVALORO UNIVERSITY   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

ASP; EAAs; GLU; GnRH; Leptin; Neurotransmitters; NMDA; Ontogenic effect

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMINO ACID; DIZOCILPINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; DIZOCILPINE MALEATE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; HYPOTHALAMUS; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, N-METHYL-D-ASPARTATE; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 32144433838     PISSN: 07435800     EISSN: 15324206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07435800500458032     Document Type: Article

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