Toxic effects of methoxychlor on the episodic prolactin secretory pattern: Possible mediated effects of nitric oxide production

Journal of Circadian Rhythms

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Lafuente, Anunciación ^a   Cabaleiro, Teresa ^a   Cano, Pilar ^b   Esquifino, Ana I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMETHOL; BUFFER; DOPAMINE; GELATIN; METHOXYCHLOR; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PESTICIDE; PHOSPHATE; PROLACTIN; SESAME SEED OIL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLEEDING; CANNULA; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; EXTRACTION; HEART ATRIUM; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; JUGULAR VEIN; MALE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; MODULATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMA VISCOSITY; POSTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PULSE RATE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYRINGE; TUBE; ULTRADIAN RHYTHM;

EID: 33646231043     PISSN: 17403391     EISSN: 17403391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1740-3391-4-3     Document Type: Article

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