Developmental sex differences in estrogen receptor-β mRNA expression in the mouse hypothalamus/preoptic region

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 229-234

  Karolczak, Magdalena ^a   Beyer, Cordian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gonadal steroid receptor; Molecular neuroendocrinology; Mouse; Preoptic area; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; DIENCEPHALON; FETUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MAMMAL; MOUSE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PREOPTIC AREA; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0031686279     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000054370     Document Type: Article

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