Excitatory neurotransmission and sexual differentiation of the brain

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 487-495

  McCarthy, Margaret M ^a   Davis, Aline M ^a   Mong, Jessica A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arcuate; Development; Estrogen; Glia; Preoptic area; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID; MESSENGER RNA;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CYTOARCHITECTURE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HYPOTHALAMUS NUCLEUS; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEMALE; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; GLUTAMIC ACID; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030711677     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(97)00230-X     Document Type: Article

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