Effect of photoperiod on neural estrogen and progestin receptor immunoreactivity in female Syrine hamsters

Brain Research

Volumn 796, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 63-74

  Mangels, Robert A ^a   Powers, J Bradley ^a   Blaustein, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a Ctr for Neuroendocrine S   (United States)

Author keywords

Lordosis response; Medial preoptic area; Neural estrogen receptor; Neural progestin receptor; Photoperiod; Syrian hamster; Ventromedial hypothalamus

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GESTAGEN; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN METABOLISM; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LORDOSIS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DENSITY; SYRIAN HAMSTER; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; CRICETINAE; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MESOCRICETUS; NEURONS; OVARIECTOMY; PHOTOPERIOD; PROGESTERONE; PROSENCEPHALON; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 0032526823     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00318-7     Document Type: Article

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