Distribution and regulation of aromatase activity in the ram hypothalamus and amygdala

Brain Research

Volumn 811, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 105-110

  Roselli, Charles E ^a   Stormshak, Fredrick ^b   Resko, John A ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Aromatase; CYP19; Cytochrome P450; Estrogen synthetase; Medial basal hypothalamus; Preoptic area

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; AROMATASE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; TRITIUM OXIDE;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENCEPHALON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYPOTHALAMUS; INFUNDIBULUM; MALE; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; STRIA TERMINALIS;

AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; DISSECTION; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; SHEEP; TESTIS;

EID: 0032539079     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)00995-0     Document Type: Article

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