Changes of expression of genes related to the activity of the gonadotrophin-releasing hormone pulse generator in young versus middle-aged male rats

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 779-787

  Böttner, Martina ^a   Leonhardt, S ^b   Wuttke, W ^b   Jarry, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

GABA; GnRH; Luteinising hormone; Males; Oestrogen receptor

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE 65; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE 67; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA;

AGING; ANDROPAUSE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; UPREGULATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PERIODICITY; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RNA, MESSENGER; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 34548552742     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2007.01589.x     Document Type: Article

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