Steroid-induced developmental plasticity in hypothalamic astrocytes: Implications for synaptic patterning

Journal of Neurobiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 602-619

  Mong, Jessica A ^a   McCarthy, Margaret M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Arcuate nucleus; Estrogen; Sex differences; Spine density; Ventromedial nucleus

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ESTROGEN; NERVE CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; SCLEROPROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ASTROCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DENDRITE; DENDRITIC SPINE; HYPOTHALAMUS; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYNAPSE; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; STEROIDS; SYNAPSES;

EID: 0033567850     PISSN: 00223034     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4695(19990915)40:4<602::AID-NEU14>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Review

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