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Nerve Growth Factor: A Dual Activator of Noradrenergic and Cholinergic Systems of the Rat Ovary.
Frontiers in endocrinology - 1 Jan 2021
Benitez Agustin, Riquelme Raul, Del Campo Miguel, Araya Camila, Lara Hernan E
Abstract excerpt
The functioning of the ovary is influenced by the autonomic system (sympathetic and cholinergic intraovarian system) which contributes to the regulation of steroid secretion, follicular development, and ovulation. There is no information on the primary signal that activates both systems. The nerve growth factor (NGF) was the first neurotrophic factor found to regulate ovarian noradrenergic neurons and the...
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