Colocalization of neuronal nitric oxide synthase and androgen receptor immunoreactivity in the premammillary nucleus in rats

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 309-314

  Yokosuka, Makoto ^a   Hayashi, Shinji ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Aromatase; Estrogen receptor; Nitric oxide synthase; Ventral premammillary nucleus

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTANOLONE; AROMATASE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MATING; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; ORCHIECTOMY; PREMAMILLARY NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT;

ANIMALS; DORSOMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ORCHIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN;

EID: 0030293512     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-0102(96)01109-1     Document Type: Article

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