Restoration of the Luteinizing Hormone Surge in Middle-Aged Female Rats by Altering the Balance of GABA and Glutamate Transmission in the Medial Preoptic Area1
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- 1 November 2008
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 79 (5), 878-888
- https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.108.069831
Abstract
Hypothalamic glutamate and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) neurotransmission are involved in the ovarian hormone-induced GnRH-LH surge in rodents. WeKeywords
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