Morphofunctional interactions between galanin and GnRH-containing neurones in the diencephalon of the ewe. The effect of oestradiol

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 14-19

  Tillet, Yves ^a,b,c,d,e   Tourlet, Sébastien ^a,b,c,d,e   Picard, Sophie ^a,b,c,d,e   Sizaret, Pierre Yves ^c   Caraty, Alain ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

^d IFCE   (France)

^e IFR135 Imagerie Fonctionnelle   (France)

Author keywords

Control of reproduction; Domestic ruminant; Hypothalamus; Immunohistochemistry; Neuroendocrine; Neuropeptides; Sheep

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; ESTRADIOL; GALANIN; GONADORELIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENCEPHALON; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GALANIN; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; NERVE NET; NEURONS; PREOPTIC AREA; PROGESTERONE; SHEEP;

EID: 84856531347     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: 18736300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2011.09.005     Document Type: Article

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