A role for the endogenous opioid peptides in the regulation of gonadotropin secretion in the primate.
This short review discusses the gonadotropin-releasing hormone 'pulse generator' in the female rhesus monkey and the important modulatory role which the endogenous opioid peptides exert in the control of its activity. Also discussed is the modulation of opioid peptide release by ovarian steroids and corticotropin-releasing hormone.
D000818:Animals; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000502:physiology; D004723:Endorphins / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000502:physiology; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D008251:Macaca / Q000502:physiology*; D008253:Macaca mulatta / Q000502:physiology*; D011323:Primates / Q000502:physiology*
D004723:Endorphins; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone