Induction of a hypothyroid state during juvenile development delays pubertal reactivation of the neuroendocrine system governing luteinising hormone secretion in the male rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta)

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 662-671

  Mann, David R ^a   Bhat, G K ^a   Stah, C D ^a   Pohl, C R ^b   Plant, T M ^c  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypothyroidism; Monkeys; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ANTITHYROID AGENT; GONADORELIN; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; THIAMAZOLE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE AGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROWN RUMP LENGTH; DELAYED PUBERTY; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; LONG TERM CARE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MACACA; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PUBERTY; PULSE GENERATOR; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RHESUS MONKEY; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTITHYROID AGENTS; BODY SIZE; CASTRATION; GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; METHIMAZOLE; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PROLACTIN; SEXUAL MATURATION; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 33746554262     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2006.01460.x     Document Type: Article

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