Comparative distribution of estrogen receptor-α and -β mRNA in the rat central nervous system

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 388, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 507-525

  Shughrue, Paul J ^a   Lane, Malcolm V ^a   Merchenthaler, Istvan ^a  

^a WYETH AYERST RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; ER; ER ; Gonadal hormone; Steroid

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN RELEASE; FEMALE; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR DENSITY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN MAPPING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DIENCEPHALON; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MESENCEPHALON; PONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RNA, MESSENGER; SPINAL CORD; TELENCEPHALON;

EID: 0030727813     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19971201)388:4<507::AID-CNE1>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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