Estrogen receptors and aromatase activity in the hypothalamus of the female frog, Rana esculenta. Fluctuations throughout the reproductive cycle

Brain Research

Volumn 880, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 92-101

  Guerriero, Giulia ^a   Roselli, Charles E ^b   Paolucci, Marina ^c   Botte, Virgilio ^a   Ciarcia, Gaetano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b OHSU   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aromatase; Estrogen receptors; Frog; Hypothalamus

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; AROMATASE; CORTICOSTERONE; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FROG; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOMETRY; REVIEW; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0034644791     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(00)02798-0     Document Type: Article

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