Projections to the preoptic area from the paraventricular nucleus, arcuate nucleus and the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis are unlikely to be involved in stress-induced suppression of GnRH secretion in sheep

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-13

  Rivalland, Elizabeth T A ^a   Tilbrook, Alan J ^a   Turner, Anne I ^a   Iqbal, Javed ^a   Pompolo, Sueli ^a   Clarke, Iain J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compromised reproduction; Hypothalamo pituitary adrenal axis; Stress

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; ENKEPHALIN; FLUOROGOLD; GONADORELIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL LABELING; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHEEP; STRESS; STRIA TERMINALIS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BRAIN MAPPING; CELL SURFACE EXTENSIONS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PREOPTIC AREA; SEPTAL NUCLEI; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SHEEP; STRESS;

EID: 33845794386     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000096372     Document Type: Article

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