The sexually dimorphic nucleus of the hypothalamus contains GABA neurons in rat and man

Brain Research

Volumn 742, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 163-171

  Gao, Bo ^a   Moore, Robert Y ^a  

^a Center for Neuroscience   (United States)

Author keywords

glutamic acid decarboxylase; human GABA; preoptic area; sexual dimorphism; suprachiasmatic nucleus

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0030566641     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(96)01005-0     Document Type: Article

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