Noradrenaline release in the medial preoptic area during the rat oestrous cycle: Temporal relationship with plasma secretory surges of prolactin and luteinising hormone

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 374-382

  Szawka, R E ^a   Franci, C R ^a   Anselmo Franci, Janete A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Catecholamine; Gonadotrophin; HPLC; Microdialysis

Indexed keywords

LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NORADRENALIN; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; METESTRUS; MICRODIALYSIS; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MICRODIALYSIS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PERIODICITY; PREOPTIC AREA; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34047273394     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2007.01542.x     Document Type: Article

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