Estrogen uncouples noradrenergic activation of Fos expression in the female rat preoptic area

Brain Research

Volumn 735, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 197-207

  Conde G L ^a,b   Herbison, A E ^a   Fernandez Galaz, C ^a,c   Bicknell, R J ^a  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brainstem; c fos; Gonadotrophin; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ONCOGENE C FOS; OVARIECTOMY; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030574064     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(96)00611-7     Document Type: Article

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