Androgen-dependent modulation of calbindin-D(28K) in hypothalamic tissue during prenatal development

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 97-101

  Watson, Melanie A ^a   Taylor, Heather ^a   Lephart, Edwin D ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen; Calbindin D28K; Hypothalamus; Prenatal development; Rat; Western analysis

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CALBINDIN; FLUTAMIDE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0031762440     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-0102(98)00068-6     Document Type: Article

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