Sex differences in the regulation of embryonic brain aromatase

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 3-6, 1997, Pages 315-322

  Hutchison, J B ^a   Beyer, C ^b   Hutchison, R E ^a   Wozniak, A ^a  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTROZOLE; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANDROSTANEDIONE; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ESTROGEN; FADROZOLE; LETROZOLE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CELL CULTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO CULTURE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031125662     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(97)80029-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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