Ganglionic adrenergic action modulates ovarian steroids and nitric oxide in prepubertal rat

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 547-554

  Delgado, Silvia Marcela ^a   Casais, Marilina ^a   Sosa, Zulema ^a   Rastrilla, Ana María ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Adrenergic agents; Coeliac ganglion; Nitric oxide; Prepuberty; Steroids

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ANDROSTENEDIONE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BUFFER; ESTRADIOL; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; NORADRENALIN; PHENTOLAMINE; PROGESTERONE; PROPRANOLOL; RINGER SOLUTION; STEROID HORMONE;

ADRENERGIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELIAC GANGLION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GANGLION; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PREPUBERTY; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GANGLIA; NITRIC OXIDE; NOREPINEPHRINE; OVARY; PHENTOLAMINE; PROGESTERONE; PROPRANOLOL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 33748457280     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.K05-130     Document Type: Article

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