Glutamatergic stimulation of luteinising hormone secretion in relatively refractory male songbirds

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1191-1202

  Deviche, Pierre ^a   Sabo, J ^a   Sharp, P J ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Day length; GnRH; Photorefractoriness; Reproduction; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR AGONIST; GLUTAMIC ACID; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; PROTEIN FOS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LIGHT REFRACTION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SONGBIRD; SPARROW; STRESS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID AGONISTS; GLUTAMIC ACID; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LIGHT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; N-METHYLASPARTATE; NEURONS; PHOTOPERIOD; PREOPTIC AREA; SEASONS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SONGBIRDS; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 51449118353     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2008.01771.x     Document Type: Article

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