Evidence for extensive distribution of oestrogen receptor α-immunoreactivity in the cerebral cortex of adult rats

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 325-329

  Butler, J A ^b   Kallo I ^b   Sjoberg M ^a   Coen, Clive W ^b  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral cortex; Immunohistochemistry; Immunoprecipitation; Oestrogen receptor; Rats

Indexed keywords

ACROLEIN; ANTIBODY; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GLUTARALDEHYDE; PARAFORMALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CINGULATE GYRUS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE FIXATION;

ACROLEIN; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTIFACTS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COLORING AGENTS; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARAL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OVARIECTOMY; POLYMERS; PRECIPITIN TESTS; RATS; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0032922787     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1999.00346.x     Document Type: Article

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