Differential effect of oestradiol and astroglia-conditioned media on the growth of hypothalamic neurons from male and female rat brains

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 2291-2298

  Cambiasso, M J ^a   Colombo, J A ^b   Carrer, H F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN MÉDICA MERCEDES Y MARTÍN FERREYRA   (Argentina)

^b CEMIC   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Astrocytes; Axogenic; Conditioned media; Differentiation; Oestrogen

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; NEUROTROPHIN RECEPTOR; SOMATOMEDIN C; TYROSINE KINASE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; CULTURE MEDIUM; EMBRYO; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IN VITRO STUDY; MACROGLIA; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NERVE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEURITES; NEURONS; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTOR, TRKA; RECEPTOR, TRKB; RECEPTOR, TRKC; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; VENTROMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS;

EID: 0033915897     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1460-9568.2000.00120.x     Document Type: Article

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