Neural systems mediating seasonal breeding in the ewe

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 674-681

  Goodman, R L ^a   Jansen, H T ^b   Billings, H J ^c   Coolen, L M ^d   Lehman, M N ^d  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anoestrus; Dopamine; GABA; Glutamate; Kisspeptin; Oestrogen negative feedback

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; DOPAMINE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; GLUTAMIC ACID; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANOVULATION; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BREEDING; BREEDING METHOD; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL POPULATION; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; EWE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; MENINGIOMA; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SYNAPSE; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BREEDING; DOPAMINE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; NERVE NET; NEURONS; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SHEEP;

EID: 77954172879     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2010.02014.x     Document Type: Review

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