Neuroplastic changes in the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus: The estradiol effect is accompanied by increased exoendocytotic activity of neuronal membranes

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 259-269

  Parducz A ^a   Szilagyi T ^b   Hoyk, S ^a   Naftolin, F ^c   Garcia Segura, L M ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d INSTITUTO CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

arcuate nucleus; coated pits; coated vesticles; estradiol; exoendocytotic activity; freeze fracture; neuronal plasticity

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; CELL ORGANELLE; COATED PIT; COATED VESICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOCYTOSIS; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; EXOCYTOSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW;

EID: 0029996562     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02088180     Document Type: Review

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