Fluctuations in relative levels of choline acetyltransferase mRNA in different regions of the rat basal forebrain across the estrous cycle: Effects of estrogen and progesterone

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1049-1055

  Gibbs, Robert B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; ChAT mRNA; cholinergic neurons; estrous cycle; gonadal hormones; hormone replacement

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE; ESTRADIOL; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC NERVE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT;

EID: 0029875358     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.16-03-01049.1996     Document Type: Article

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