Glutamic acid decarboxylase in rat olfactory bulb: Effect of ovarian steroids or male pheromones

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 312, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-87

  Navarro Becerra, Natalia ^a   Grigorjev, Carlota ^a   Munaro, Norma ^a,b  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS   (Argentina)

^b Catedra de Farmacologia   (Argentina)

Author keywords

(Rat); Estrogen; Glutamic acid decarboxylase; Male pheromone; Olfactory bulb; Ovariectomy; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; PHEROMONE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0030593742     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00447-5     Document Type: Article

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