A direct dopaminergic control of aromatase activity in the quail preoptic area

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 99-113

  Baillien, Michelle ^a   Balthazart, Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; AROMATASE; CATECHOLAMINE DERIVATIVE; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN; N (3 HYDROXYPHENETHYL) N (PHENETHYL)PROPYLAMINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NORADRENALIN; PIMOZIDE; SPIPERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; QUAIL;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; COTURNIX; DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE AGONISTS; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; EPINEPHRINE; ESTROGENS; ESTROGENS, CATECHOL; MALE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PREOPTIC AREA;

ANIMALIA; PHASIANIDAE; POA;

EID: 0031474295     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(97)00080-0     Document Type: Article

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