Neuronal plasticity and seasonal reproduction in sheep

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2152-2164

  Lehman, Michael N ^a   Ladha, Zamin ^a   Coolen, Lique M ^a   Hileman, Stanley M ^b   Connors, John M ^b   Goodman, Robert L ^b  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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

Author keywords

Dopamine; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Neuroendocrine; Seasonality; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; KISSPEPTIN; NEUROTROPHIN; NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; HORMONE RELEASE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHEEP; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEURONS; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SHEEP; THYROID HORMONES;

EID: 78650015821     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2010.07530.x     Document Type: Article

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