Female pheromones stimulate release of luteinizing hormone and testosterone without altering GnRH mRNA in adult male Syrian hamsters (Mesocricetus auratus)

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 211-217

  Richardson, Heather N ^a   Nelson, Aaron L A ^a   Ahmed, Eman I ^a   Parfitt, David B ^a   Romeo, Russell D ^a   Sisk, Cheryl L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemosensory; GnRH; Hamster; LH; LHRH; Male; mRNA; Pheromones

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; SEX PHEROMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN; BRAIN TISSUE; CATHETERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 4444293214     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2004.06.008     Document Type: Article

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