Perimembrane localization of the estrogen receptor α protein in neuronal processes of cultured hippocampal neurons

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 34-42

  Clarke, Charlotte H ^a   Norfleet, Andrea M ^a   Clarke, Mark S F ^b   Watson, Cheryl S ^a   Cunningham, Kathryn A ^a   Thomas, Mary L ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Gonadal steroid receptors; Hippocampal neurons; Immunocytochemistry; Membrane steroid receptors

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL CULTURE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE; NEURITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; STAINING;

EID: 0033954088     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000054518     Document Type: Article

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