Evidence for an enzymic component in the rat hypothalamus capable of inactivating luteinizing hormone releasing factor (LRF).
D000818:Animals; D003864:Depression, Chemical; D005260:Female; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D010060:Ovulation / Q000187:drug effects; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000502:physiology*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D051381:Rats; D013242:Sterilization; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D013739:Testosterone / Q000494:pharmacology
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D013739:Testosterone; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases