5-HT(1A) receptor mRNA expressions differ in the embryonic spinal cord of male and female rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 237, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-44

  Zhang, Lei ^a   Barker, Jeffery L ^b   Xing, Gaoqing ^a   Giorgi, Osvaedo ^c   Ma, Wu ^b   Chang, Yoong H ^b   Hu, Qian ^b   Choi, Nina ^b   Rubinow, David R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dimorphism; Embryo; MRNA; Serotonin; Spinal cord; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE; SEROTONIN 1 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR;

ANDROGEN THERAPY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; SPINAL CORD; ANIMAL; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BACK; DRUG EFFECT; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; METABOLISM; NECK; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; NECK; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN, 5-HT1; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL CORD; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0030608908     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(97)00801-X     Document Type: Article

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