Co-expression of steroid hormone receptors in opioid peptide-containing neurons correlates with patterns of gene expression during the estrous cycle

Molecular Brain Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 275-284

  Simerly, R B ^a,b   Young, B J ^a   Carr, A M ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Co localization; Double in situ hybridization; Dynorphin; Enkephalin; Preoptic region

Indexed keywords

DYNORPHIN; ENKEPHALIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; OPIATE PEPTIDE; PRODYNORPHIN; PROENKEPHALIN; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; STEROID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030248459     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0169-328X(96)00057-5     Document Type: Article

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