Aromatase inhibition reduces dendritic growth in a sexually dimorphic rat spinal nucleus

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 301-312

  Burke, K A ^a   Kuwajima, M ^a   Sengelaub, D R ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgens; Aromatase; Fadrozole; Morphology; Motoneuron

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; AROMATASE; ESTROGEN; FADROZOLE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; DENDRITES; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0032891580     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(19990215)38:3<301::AID-NEU1>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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