Sex differences in expression of serotonin receptors (subtypes 1A and 2A) in rat brain: A possible role of testosterone

Neuroscience

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 251-259

  Zhang, L ^a   Ma, W ^b   Barker, J L ^b   Rubinow, D R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Gender; Receptors; Serotonin; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ESTRUS CYCLE; GONADECTOMY; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; RECEPTOR GENE; RNA ANALYSIS; SECOND MESSENGER; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL; SEROTONIN RELEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

8-HYDROXY-2-(DI-N-PROPYLAMINO)TETRALIN; AMYGDALA; ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KETANSERIN; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, SEROTONIN, 5-HT2A; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN; RECEPTORS, SEROTONIN, 5-HT1; RNA, MESSENGER; SEROTONIN AGONISTS; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRITIUM;

EID: 0032836673     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(99)00234-1     Document Type: Article

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