Ontogeny of aromatase and tyrosine hydroxylase activity and of aromatase-immunoreactive cells in the preoptic area of male and female Japanese quail

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 853-866

  Balthazart, J ^a   Tlemcani O ^a   Harada, N ^b   Baillien, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coturnix japonica; Immunocytochemistry; Medial preoptic nucleus; Radioenzyme assays; Sex differences; Sexual behaviour; Three dimensional organization

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CATECHOLAMINE; ESTROGEN; TESTOSTERONE; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HATCHING; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; MALE; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREOPTIC AREA; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL MATURATION; SEXUAL MATURITY; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE;

AGING; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; CELL COUNT; COTURNIX; FEMALE; MALE; PREOPTIC AREA; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL MATURATION; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 0033836533     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2000.00532.x     Document Type: Article

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