The arcuate nucleus mediates facilitating effect of estrogen on glutamate-induced in vitro GnRH release from nerve terminals of female rats

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 183-188

  Murahashi, Kumiko ^a   Tsukahara, Shinji ^a   Tsukamura, Hiroko ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arcuate nucleus; Estrogen; Excitatory amino acids; GnRH; Positive feedback

Indexed keywords

EID: 53949110997     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.48.183     Document Type: Article

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