Differential expression of estrogen receptor α and β immunoreactivity by oxytocin neurons of rat paraventricular nucleus

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 803-806

  Simonian, Sharon X ^a   Herbison, Allan E ^a  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Estrogen receptor ; Estrogen receptor ; Oxytocin; Paraventricular nucleus

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; SOMATOSTATIN RECEPTOR; VASOPRESSIN RECEPTOR;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030669205     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1997.00659.x     Document Type: Article

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