Evidence for up-regulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor mRNA by soy phytoestrogens in the frontal cortex of retired breeder female rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 261, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 17-20

  Pan, Yuanlong ^a   Anthony, Mary ^a   Clarkson, Thomas B ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Cognition; Estrogen; Estrogen agonist; Frontal cortex; mRNA; Soy phytoestrogens

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; COGNITION; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HORMONAL REGULATION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT;

ACTINS; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; COGNITION; DNA PROBES; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; ISOFLAVONES; OVARIECTOMY; PHOSPHORUS RADIOISOTOPES; PHYTOESTROGENS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REPRODUCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SOYBEAN PROTEINS;

EID: 0033548238     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3940(98)00994-X     Document Type: Article

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