Neural regulation of luteinizing hormone secretion in the rat

Endocrine Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1983, Pages 352-362

  Kalra, Satya P ^a   Kalra, Pushpa S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ADRENALIN; DOPAMINE; ENDORPHIN; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NORADRENALIN; PROGESTERONE; SEROTONIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; CASTRATION; ESTRUS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NERVE CELL; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RAT; REVIEW; SECRETION; TESTIS;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; CASTRATION; DOPAMINE; ENDORPHINS; EPINEPHRINE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRUS; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NEURONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RATS; SEROTONIN; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 85003168329     PISSN: 0163769X     EISSN: 0163769X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/edrv-4-4-311     Document Type: Article

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