Gender-specific induction of pituitary RNA by estrogen and its modification by thyroid hormone

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 395-403

  Zhu, Yuan Shan ^a,b   Dellovade, Tammy ^a   Pfaff, Donald W ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen: pituitary; Protein DNA interaction; RNA; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

CYCLOHEXIMIDE; ESTROGEN; LIOTHYRONINE; MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; THYROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE INDUCTION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; HYPOPHYSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030992357     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1997.00590.x     Document Type: Article

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