Thyroid hormones and estrogen affect oxytocin gene expression in hypothalamic neurons

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-10

  Dellovade, Tammy L ^a   Zhu, Yuan Shan ^a   Pfaff, Donald W ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

In situ hibridization; Lordosis; Paraventricular nucleus; Rats; Reproductive behavior

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN; MESSENGER RNA; OXYTOCIN; THYROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HORMONE RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NEURONS; OVARIECTOMY; OXYTOCIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; THYROID HORMONES; THYROIDECTOMY; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0032903265     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1999.00250.x     Document Type: Article

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