Facilitation or inhibition of the oestradiol-induced gonadotrophin surge in the immature female rat by progesterone: Effects on pituitary responsiveness to gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH), GnRH self-priming and pituitary mRNAs for the progesterone receptor A and B isoforms

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 988-1000

  Attardi, B ^a,c   Scott, R ^a,d   Pfaff, D ^a   Fink, G ^b,e  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROYAL EDINBURGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c BIOQUAL INC   (United States)

^d Helicon Therapeutics Inc   (United States)

^e FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

GnRH self priming; Immature rats; Luteinising hormone; Oestradiol; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN ANTIBODY; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR A; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR B; RIBONUCLEASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE INHIBITION; HYBRIDIZATION; HYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIFEPRISTONE; NUCLEASE PROTECTION ASSAYS; PITUITARY GLAND; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 36248994001     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2007.01613.x     Document Type: Article

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