Localization of estrogen receptor protein and estrogen receptor messenger RNA in peripheral autonomic and sensory neurons

Neuroscience

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1153-1163

  Papka, R E ^a   Srinivasan, B ^a   Miller, K E ^a   Hayashi, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dorsal root ganglia; Estrogen receptors; Nodose ganglia; Pelvic ganglia; Sensory neurons; Vagus

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; NERVE PROJECTION; NODOSE GANGLION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL GANGLION; UTERUS; VAGUS NERVE;

ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NEURONS, AFFERENT; PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0030744323     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(97)00076-6     Document Type: Article

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