The distribution of progesterone receptor immunoreactivity and mRNA in the preoptic area and hypothalamus of the ewe: Upregulation of progesterone receptor mRNA in the mediobasal hypothalamus by oestrogen

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 565-575

  Scott, C J ^a   Pereira, A M ^b   Rawson, J A ^a   Simmons, D M ^e   Rossmanith, W G ^c   Ing, N H ^d   Clarke, I J ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Arcuate nucleus; Gonadotrophin releasing hormone; Preoptic area; Ventromedial nucleus

Indexed keywords

BRAIN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN; GONADORELIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN STEM; CELL LABELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SHEEP; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS, MIDDLE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NEURONS; PREOPTIC AREA; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; RNA, MESSENGER; SHEEP; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0034071338     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2000.00490.x     Document Type: Article

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