Effects of melatonin on peripheral reproductive function: Regulation of testicular GnIH and testosterone

Endocrinology

Volumn 152, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 3461-3470

  McGuire, Nicolette L ^a   Kangas, Kristina ^a   Bentley, George E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN INHIBITORY HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN INHIBITORY HORMONE RECEPTOR; HORMONE RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELATONIN; MELATONIN 1 RECEPTOR; MELATONIN RECEPTOR 1B; MELATONIN RECEPTOR 1C; MESSENGER RNA; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE INHIBITION; HORMONE RELEASE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEASONAL VARIATION; STARLING; STURNUS VULGARIS; TESTIS; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; AVIAN PROTEINS; HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES; MALE; MELATONIN; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN; RNA, MESSENGER; SEASONS; STARLINGS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 80052430682     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 19457170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2011-1053     Document Type: Article

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