The role of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis in stress-induced inhibition of pulsatile luteinising hormone secretion in the female rat

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-11

  Li, X F ^a,b   Lin, Y S ^a,b   Kinsey Jones, J S ^a   Milligan, S R ^a   Lightman, S L ^c   O'Byrne, K T ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis; Corticotrophin releasing factor; Gonadotrophin releasing hormone; LH; Stress

Indexed keywords

ASTRESSIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GONADORELIN; INSULIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROTEIN FOS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANNULA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HORMONE INHIBITION; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMOBILIZATION STRESS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INNERVATION; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; RAT; STRESS; STRIA TERMINALIS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEPTAL NUCLEI;

EID: 78650110972     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2010.02071.x     Document Type: Article

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