Developmental expression and regulation of aromatase- and 5α-reductase type I mRNA in the male and female mouse hypothalamus

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 267-274

  Karolczak, Magdalena ^a   Küppers, Eva ^a   Beyer, Cordian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

5 reductase type I; Androgens; Aromatase; Development; Hypothalamus; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; AROMATASE; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; MESSENGER RNA; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; AROMATASE; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HYPOTHALAMUS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MICE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTOSTERONE 5-ALPHA-REDUCTASE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0031955750     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1998.00200.x     Document Type: Article

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