title: Serotonin content of the anterior and medial-basal hypothalamus in the female rats throughout the course of estrous cycle.
abstract: Serotonin content in the anterior hypothalamic area (AHA) and medial basal (MBH) hypothalamus has been estimated (by the spectrofluorometric method) throughout the course of estrous cycle in the female rats. Serotonin content has been found to decrease significantly on the day of early and late proestrous in AHA and MBH, respectively. The involvement of serotonin in the process of regulation of gonadotropin releasing hormone(s) release on the level of AHA and MBH is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004031:Diestrus; D004971:Estrus; D005260:Female; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000378:metabolism*; D007032:Hypothalamus, Anterior / Q000378:metabolism*; D007033:Hypothalamus, Middle / Q000378:metabolism*; D010906:Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones / Q000502:physiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011359:Proestrus; D051381:Rats; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010906:Pituitary Hormone-Releasing Hormones; D012701:Serotonin