Ontogenetic expression and sex differences of aromatase and estrogen receptor-α/β mRNA in the mouse hippocampus

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 300, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 231-237

  Ivanova, Tatiana ^a   Beyer, Cordian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Development; Estrogen receptors; Hippocampus; Mouse (BALB c); RT PCR; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MATURATION; MOUSE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

ANIMALIA; HIPPOCAMPUS HIPPOCAMPUS;

EID: 0034033836     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410000199     Document Type: Article

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