Activity of hypothalamic dopaminergic neurones during the day of oestrus: Involvement in prolactin secretion

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1052-1060

  Leite, C M ^a   Ribeiro, A B ^a   Szawka, R E ^a,b   Anselmo Franci, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arcuate nucleus; Dopamine; Median eminence; Oestrous cycle; Periventricular nucleus; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

3,4 DIHYDROXYPHENYLACETIC ACID; DOPAMINE; PROLACTIN; PROTEIN FOS; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; DIESTRUS; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS INTERMEDIATE LOBE; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; RAT;

ANIMALS; DIESTRUS; DOPAMINE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NEURONS; PROLACTIN; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 77956777891     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2010.02057.x     Document Type: Article

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