The human forebrain has discrete estrogen receptor α messenger RNA expression: High levels in the amygdaloid complex

Neuroscience

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 333-342

  Osterlund M K ^a   Keller, E ^b   Hurd, Y L ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Hypothalamus; In situ hybridization; Primate; Steroid hormone receptor

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOREBRAIN; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA PROBE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HAPLORHINI; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RATS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RNA, MESSENGER; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032714365     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(99)00443-1     Document Type: Article

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