Differential expression of estrogen receptor and neuropeptide Y by brainstem A1 and A2 noradrenaline neurons

Neuroscience

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 517-529

  Simonian, S X ^a   Herbison, A E ^a  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Dopamine hydroxylase; Estrogen receptor; Immunocytochemistry; Neuropeptide Y; Noradrenaline

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE Y;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC NERVE; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; COLCHICINE; DOPAMINE BETA-HYDROXYLASE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NOREPINEPHRINE; OVARIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 0031015070     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(96)00406-X     Document Type: Article

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