Differential endocrine response in rams to intracerebroventricular infusion of genistein

Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-50

  Misztal, Tomasz ^a   Górski, Konrad ^a   Romanowicz, Katarzyna ^a  

^a KIELANOWSKI INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY AND NUTRITION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Genistein; Growth hormone; Luteinizing hormone; Melatonin; Sheep endocrinology

Indexed keywords

GENISTEIN; GROWTH HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELATONIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; RAM (SHEEP);

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; GENISTEIN; GROWTH HORMONE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MELATONIN; PHOTOPERIOD; PHYTOESTROGENS; SHEEP;

EID: 41749084888     PISSN: 00651400     EISSN: 00651400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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