Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone (LHRH) Neuronal System: From Basic to Clinical

Serge Rivest and Leonello Cusan / Laboratory of Molecular Endocrinology
CHUL Research Center and Laval University
2705, boul. Laurier
Québec, Canda
G1V 4G2

Tel: (418) 654-2296
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Email: Serge.Rivest@crchul.Ulaval.Ca


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List of Abbreviations

AII angiotensin II

ACTH adrenocorticotrophin hormone

ADT androsterone

ARC arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus

CAB complete androgen blockade

CNS central nervous system

CRF corticotropin-releasing factor system

D4-dione androstenedione

DBB diagonal band of broca

DHEA dehydropiandrosterone

DHEA-S dehydropiandrosterone sulfate

DHT dihydrotestosterone

DSIP d-sleep-inducible peptide

DNA deoxyribonucleic acids

E2 17b-estradiol

EOP endogenous opioid peptide

ER estrogen receptors

GnRH gonadotropin-releasing hormone

HDL high-density lipoprotein

hnRNA heteronuclear ribonucleic acid

HPA hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis

HPG hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis

IEGs immediate-early genes

i.c.v. intracerebroventricular

IL-1 interleukin-1 ((or b)

IL-1R1 type I IL-1 receptor

ir immunoreactive

i.v. intravenous

LDL low-density lipoprotein

LH luteinizing hormone

LHRH luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone

LHRH-R LHRH receptor

ME median eminence

MM premammillary nucleus

MPA medroxyprogesterone acetate

MPN medial preoptic nucleus

mRNA messenger ribonucleic acids

MS medial septum

NDGA nor-dihydroguaiaretic acid

NET norethindrone

NPY neuropeptide Y

OVLT organum vasculosum of the lamina terminalis

OVX ovariectomy

PGE2 prostaglandin of E2 type

PGs eicosanoid prostaglandins

POMC proopiomelanocortin

PSA prostate-specific antigen

PVN paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus

RIA radioimmunoassay

SCN suprachiasmatic nucleus

TPA 12-O-tetradecanoyl phorbol-13-acetate, an AP-1 response element

TRUS transrectal ultrasonography

WGA lectin wheat germ agglutinin

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