A subset of estrogen receptor-containing neurons project to the median eminence in the ewe

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 921-927

  Jansen, Heiko T ^a   Hileman, Stanley M ^b   Lubbers, Laura S ^b   Jackson, Gary L ^b   Lehman, Michael N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen receptor; Ewe; Hypothalamus; Median eminence; Tract tracing

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA TOXIN B SUBUNIT; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NERVE CELL; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

EID: 0029907264     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.1996.tb00822.x     Document Type: Article

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