Effects of estradiol, progesterone, and norethisterone on regional concentrations of galanin in the rat brain

Peptides

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 743-748

  Rugarn, Olof ^a   Theodorsson, Annette ^a   Hammar, Mats ^a   Theodorsson, Elvar ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Frontal cortex; Galanin; Hippocampus; Norethisterone; Pituitary; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GALANIN; NORETHISTERONE; PLACEBO; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HIPPOCAMPUS; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NONHUMAN; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SUSTAINED RELEASE PREPARATION;

EID: 0032774174     PISSN: 01969781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-9781(99)00057-1     Document Type: Article

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