Implication of dopaminergic systems on GnRH and GnRHR genes expression in the hypothalamus and GnRH-R gene expression in the anterior pituitary gland of anestrous ewes

Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 116, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 357-362

  Ciechanowska, M ^a   Lapot M ^a   Malewski, T ^b   Mateusiak, K ^a   Misztal, T ^a   Przekop, F ^a  

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

^b MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Gonadotrophins; Hormones; Luteininzing hormone; Receptors; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE 2 RECEPTOR; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; SULPIRIDE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANESTRUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; EWE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ZONA INCERTA;

ANESTRUS; ANIMALS; DOPAMINE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; RECEPTORS, LHRH; RNA, MESSENGER; SHEEP; SULPIRIDE;

EID: 46749109181     PISSN: 09477349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1042406     Document Type: Article

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