Neuroendocrine control of FSH secretion: IV. Hypothalamic control of pituitary FSH-regulatory proteins and their relationship to changes in FSH synthesis and secretion

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Sharma, Tejinder P ^a,b   Nett, Terry M ^c   Karsch, Fred J ^b   Phillips, David J ^d   Lee, James S ^a   Herkimer, Carol ^a   Padmanabhan, Vasantha ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Gonadotropins; Neuroendocrinology; Pituitary; Pituitary hormones; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; FOLLISTATIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME RELEASE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EWE; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; JUGULAR VEIN; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; METABOLISM; SECRETION (PROCESS); SHEEP;

OVIS ARIES;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLISTATIN; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PITUITARY GLAND; SHEEP;

EID: 84863468720     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.111.098442     Document Type: Article

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