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    • Andrés, Sergio; Cárdenas, Sergio; Lecocq Parra, Claudio; Bravo, Javier; Greiner, Monika; Rojas, Paulina; Morales, Paola; Lara Peñaloza, Hernán; Fiedler Temer, Jenny (2006)
      Reduction in corticosterone by acute adrenalectomy (5 d) promotes apoptosis in dentate gyrus (DG) granular neurons, an effect concomitant with variations in the expression of the Bcl-2 gene family implicated in apoptotic ...
    • Ricu, Manuel; Paredes, Alfonso; Greiner, Monika; Ojeda, Sergio R.; Lara Peñaloza, Hernán (2008)
      A substantial fraction of the noradrenergic innervation targeting the mammalian ovary is provided by neurons of the celiac ganglion. Although studies in the rat have shown that noradrenergic nerves reach the ovary near the ...
    • Acuña, Eric; Fornes, Romina; Fernandois, Daniela; Garrido, Maritza P.; Greiner, Monika; Lara Peñaloza, Hernán; Paredes, Alfonso H. (2009)
      Background: Depletion of ovarian follicles is associated with the end of reproductive function in ageing females. Recently, it has been described that this process parallels increases in the concentration of norepinephrine ...
    • Lecocq Parra, Claudio; Fiedler, Jenny L.; Luna, S. Leticia; Greiner, Monika; Padmanabhan, Vasantha; Lara Peñaloza, Hernán (BioScientifica Ltd., 2007)
      Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) stimulates estradiol and progesterone release from ovarian granulosa cells in vitro. Very little information is available as to the role VIP plays in the control of steroid secretion ...
    • Crisosto King, Nicolás; Sir Petermann, Teresa; Greiner, Monika; Maliqueo Yevilao, Manuel; Moreno, Marcela; Aedo, Paola; Lara Peñaloza, Hernán (2009)
      Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is characterized by the presence of hyperandrogenism and an increased follicular mass probably determined by deregulation of locally produced factors. Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is a ...