New insights regarding glucocorticoids, stress and gonadotropin suppression

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 233-245

  Breen, Kellie M ^a   Karsch, Fred J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortisol; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Luteinizing hormone; Ovulatory cycle; Pituitary responsiveness; Sheep; Stress; Type II glucocorticoid receptor

Indexed keywords

ANTIGESTAGEN; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR TYPE 2; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIFEPRISTONE; ORGANON 31710; SPIRONOLACTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ESTRUS CYCLE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SHEEP; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRESS;

ANIMALS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARY; PERIODICITY; PITUITARY GLAND; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; SHEEP; STRESS;

EID: 33745381186     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2006.03.335     Document Type: Review

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