Local retrograde and destination transfer of physiological regulators as an important regulatory system and its role. Facts and hypothesis

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-16

  Krzymowski, T ^a   Stefanczyk Krzymowska, S ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL REPRODUCTION AND FOOD RESEARCH   (Poland)

Author keywords

Neurohormones; Ophthalmic vascular complex; Perihypophyseal vascular complex; Prostaglandins; Reproductive physiology; Retrograde and destination transfer; Steroids

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; CARBON MONOXIDE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; NEUROHORMONE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PHEROMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; STEROID HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

CAROTID ARTERY; CAVERNOUS SINUS; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HORMONE TRANSPORT; HUMAN; LYMPH FLOW; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MAXILLARY ARTERY; NONHUMAN; NOSE MUCOSA; OPHTHALMIC ARTERY; OVARY BLOOD FLOW; OVIDUCT; PROSTAGLANDIN RELEASE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; TESTIS BLOOD FLOW; UTERUS; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; BLOOD CIRCULATION; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84859119939     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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