Increased Fos immunoreactivity in suprachiasmatic nucleus before luteinizing hormone surge in estrogen-treated ovariectomized female rats

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 83, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 303-312

  Tsukahara, Shinji ^a,b  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anteroventral periventricular nucleus; Estrogen; Fos; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Luteinizing hormone surge; Suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROTEIN FOS;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIDLINE THALAMIC NUCLEI; OVARIECTOMY; PERIODICITY; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33750922010     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000095341     Document Type: Article

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