Effects of thymulin and GnRH on the release of gonadotropins by in vitro pituitary cells obtained from rats in each day of estrous cycle

Life Sciences

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 795-804

  Hinojosa, Lorena ^a   García, Lorena ^a   Domínguez, Roberto ^a   Romano, Marta C ^b   Damián Matsumura, Pablo G ^c   Castillo, Lourdes ^d   Rosas, Patricia ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Estrous cycle; FSH; GnRH; LH; Pituitary cells; Thymulin

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; THYMULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; HORMONAL REGULATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PROESTRUS; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; THYMIC FACTOR, CIRCULATING;

EID: 9644269280     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2004.07.017     Document Type: Article

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