Hypothalamic gonadotrophin-releasing hormone expression in female monkeys with different sensitivity to stress

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 594-604

  Centeno, Maria Luisa ^a   Sanchez, R L ^a   Cameron, J L ^a,b,c,d   Bethea, C L ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

GnRH; Hypothalamus; Monkey; Sensitivity; Stress

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; SEROTONIN; STEROID;

ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN RELEASE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MACACA; MEDIAN EMINENCE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE RELEASE; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; TISSUE SECTION;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEURONS; RNA, MESSENGER; STRESS;

EID: 34447575658     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2007.01566.x     Document Type: Article

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