Short photoperiod and testosterone-induced modification of GnRH release from the hypothalamus of Peromyscus maniculatus

Brain Research

Volumn 1180, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-28

  Mintz, Eric M ^a   Lavenburg, Kim R ^a   Blank, James L ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gonadotropin; Luteinizing hormone; Medial basal hypothalamus; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED RESPONSE; GENITAL SYSTEM; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PEROMYSCUS; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANIMALS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIGHT; MALE; PEROMYSCUS; PHOTOPERIOD; REPRODUCTION; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA; MUS; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 35548969291     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2007.08.083     Document Type: Article

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