Aromatase in developing sensory systems of the rat brain

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 77-84

  Horvath, Tamas L ^a   Wikler, K C ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Development; Sensory systems; Sexual differentiation

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTROGEN; TESTOSTERONE; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SENSORY NERVE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VESTIBULOCOCHLEAR NERVE; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; AROMATASE; CEREBELLUM; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MALE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 0032937916     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1999.00285.x     Document Type: Article

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