Gonadal steroids target AMPA glutamate receptor-containing neurons in the rat hypothalamus, septum and amygdala: A morphological and biochemical study

Endocrinology

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 778-789

  Diano, Sabrina ^a   Naftolin, Frederick ^a   Horvath, Tamas L ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPA RECEPTOR; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONADECTOMY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0031046960     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.138.2.4937     Document Type: Article

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