Sequential exposure to estrogen and testosterone (T) and subsequent withdrawal of T increases the level of arginine vasopressin messenger ribonucleic acid in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus of the female rat

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 793-800

  Thomas, Abraham ^b   Kim, Norma B ^b   Amico, Janet A ^a  

^a Division of Endocrinology   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Arginine vasopressin; Estrogen; Oxytocin; Pregnancy; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; MESSENGER RNA; OXYTOCIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE INDUCTION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

EID: 0029760868     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1996.52210.x     Document Type: Article

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