Co-localization of androgen receptor and nitric oxide synthase in the ventral premamillary nucleus of the newborn rat: An immunohistochemical study

Developmental Brain Research

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 226-233

  Yokosuka, Makoto ^a   Prins, Gail S ^b   Hayashi, Shinji ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

development; double staining; nitric oxide; premammillary nucleus; sex differentiation; steroid receptor

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTANOLONE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MAMMILLARY BODY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; AROMATASE; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; DORSOMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 0030893403     PISSN: 01653806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-3806(96)00217-9     Document Type: Article

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