A role for endocannabinoids in acute stress-induced suppression of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis in male rats |
Karamikheirabad, Maryam
(Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Science)
Behzadi, Gila (Department of Physiology, Medical School, Shahid Beheshti Medical Sciences University) Faghihi, Mahdieh (Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Science) Raoofian, Reza (Department of Medical Genetics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences) Mehr, Shahram Ejtemaei (Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences) Zuure, Wieteke Ameliek (Centre for Neuroendocrinology and Department of Anatomy, University of Otago School of Medical Sciences) Sadeghipour, Hamid Reza (Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Science) |
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