Calbindin-d28k immunoreactivity is a marker for a subdivision of the sexually dimorphic nucleus of the preoptic area of the rat: Developmental profile and gonadal steroid modulation

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 397-402

  Sickel, Micah J ^a,b   McCarthy, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Physiology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Calbindin; Development; Preoptic area; SDN

Indexed keywords

CALBINDIN; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; TESTOSTERONE PROPIONATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HORMONAL REGULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEIN, VITAMIN D-DEPENDENT; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; MALE; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; ORCHIECTOMY; PREGNANCY; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0034101697     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2000.00474.x     Document Type: Article

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