The estrogen receptor β subtype: A novel mediator of estrogen action in neuroendocrine systems

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 253-286

  Kuiper, George G J M ^a   Shughrue, Paul J ^b   Merchenthaler, Istvan ^b   Gustafsson, Jan Åke ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b WYETH AYERST RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; ER knock out mouse; Estrogen; Estrogen receptor; Ovary; Prostate

Indexed keywords

17ALPHA ESTRADIOL; 3BETA ANDROSTANEDIOL; 4 HYDROXYTAMOXIFEN; ANDROSTANEDIOL; ANDROSTANOLONE; ANDROSTENEDIOL; CLOMIFENE; CORTICOSTERONE; DIENESTROL; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTRONE; HEXESTROL; MESSENGER RNA; MOXESTROL; N BUTYL 11 (3,17BETA DIHYDROXYESTRA 1,3,5(10) TRIEN 7ALPHA YL) N METHYLUNDECANAMIDE; NAFOXIDINE; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; TAMOXIFEN; TESTOSTERONE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BRAIN; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN METABOLISM; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TESTIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0006164509     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/frne.1998.0170     Document Type: Article

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