Differential effects of colchicine on the induction of nitric oxide synthase in neurons containing progesterone receptors of the guinea pig hypothalamus

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 435-443

  Dufourny, Laurence ^a   Leroy, Danièle ^a   Warembourg, Maryvonne ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Lordosis; NADPH diaphorase; Nitric oxide; Progesterone receptor; Ventrolateral nucleus

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INDUCTION; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; AXONAL TRANSPORT; CELL COUNT; COLCHICINE; ENZYME INDUCTION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HYPOTHALAMUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MICROINJECTIONS; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; OVARIECTOMY; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE;

EID: 0034661966     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0361-9230(00)00286-0     Document Type: Article

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