Differential effects of dihydrotestosterone and estrogen on the development of motoneuron morphology in a sexually dimorphic rat spinal nucleus

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 1994, Pages 878-892

  Goldstein, L A ^a   Sengelaub, D R ^b  

^a LEXINGTON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BHRP; castration; dendrites; soma size; testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; CHOLERA TOXIN; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; FEMALE; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOMATIC CELL; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMAL; CASTRATION; CELL AGING; CHOLERA TOXIN; DENDRITES; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; RATS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPINAL CORD; STANOLONE; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0028303280     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: 10974695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/neu.480250711     Document Type: Article

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