Hypothalamic control of anterior pituitary function: A history

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 641-646

  Charlton, Harry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hypothalamus; Pituitary; Releasing factors

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; DOPAMINE; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 54; GONADORELIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; KISSPEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEUROHORMONE; PROLACTIN; RECOMBINANT DNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; THYROXINE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; BIOASSAY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SILENCING; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE STRUCTURE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; METHODOLOGY; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; OVULATION INHIBITION; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; THYROTROPIN RELEASE;

ANIMALS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; NEURONS; OVULATION; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PITUITARY HORMONES, ANTERIOR; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 45549099937     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2008.01718.x     Document Type: Review

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