Sexually dimorphic expression of sst1 and sst2 somatostatin receptor subtypes in the arcuate nucleus and anterior pituitary of adult rats

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-136

  Zhang, W H ^b   Beaudet, A ^a   Tannenbaum, Gloria S ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anterior pituitary; Arcuate nucleus; Sex difference; sst1 somatostatin receptor mRNA; sst2 somatostatin receptor mRNA

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; SOMATOSTATIN; SOMATOSTATIN RECEPTOR;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BRAIN CORTEX; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HABENULA; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; HYPOTHESIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, SOMATOSTATIN; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0032955532     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1999.00295.x     Document Type: Article

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