Hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor activation stimulates oxytocin release from the rat hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system while melatonin inhibits this process

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 185-190

  Juszczak, Marlena ^a   Boczek Leszczyk, Emilia ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

GnRH R; Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH); Histrelin; Melatonin; Oxytocin

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; FORSKOLIN; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; HISTRELIN; MELATONIN; OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; INHIBITION KINETICS; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OXYTOCIN BLOOD LEVEL; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; CYCLIC AMP; FORSKOLIN; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MELATONIN; NEURONS; OXYTOCIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, LHRH; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 71349084603     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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