Estrogen receptor β and progesterone receptor mRNA in the intergeniculate leaflet of the female rat

Brain Research

Volumn 844, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 196-200

  Horvath, Tamas L ^a   Diano, Sabrina ^a   Sakamoto, Hideki ^b   Shughrue, Paul J ^c   Merchenthaler, Istvan ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c WYETH AYERST RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen receptor; In situ hybridization histochemistry; Lateral geniculate nucleus; Progesterone receptor

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH REGULATION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LATERAL GENICULATE NUCLEUS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0032883016     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01759-X     Document Type: Article

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