Modulation of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone pulse generator activity by the pheromone in small ruminants

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 346-350

  Murata, K ^a,b   Wakabayashi, Y ^b   Kitago, M ^a   Ohara, H ^a,c   Watanabe, H ^a   Tamogami, S ^d   Warita, Y ^d   Yamagishi, K ^c   Ichikawa, M ^c   Takeuchi, Y ^a   Okamura, Hokamu ^b   Mori, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^d T Hasegawa Co   (Japan)

Author keywords

GnRH; Kisspeptin; Male effect; Pheromone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTROGEN; GONADORELIN; PHEROMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; BIOASSAY; BOVIDS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESTROGEN RELEASE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE STRUCTURE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SENSORY SYSTEM ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

AMYGDALA; ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; OLFACTORY BULB; PERIODICITY; RUMINANTS; SEBACEOUS GLANDS; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EID: 63549105252     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2009.01836.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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