Plasma GH, prolactin levels and brain GABA content after Intraventricular glutathione injection in ovariectomized steroid primed rats

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL.4, 2012, Pages 47-49

  Vali Pasha, K ^a  

^a YOGI VEMANA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

GABA; Glutathione; Growth hormone; Hypothalamus; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTATHIONE; GROWTH HORMONE; PROLACTIN; STEROID;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID BRAIN LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT;

EID: 84874685794     PISSN: 09742441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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