Sex differences in the distribution of androgen receptors in the human hypothalamus

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 425, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 422-435

  Fernández Guasti, Alonso ^a,b,c   Kruijver, Frank P M ^a,e   Fodor, Mariann ^a,d   Swaab, Dick F ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL PETRÓLEO   (Mexico)

^d VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR NEUROSCIENCE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor immunohistochemistry; Human hypothalamus; Male female differences; PG21; Sex hormone receptors; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; MALE; OLIVARY NUCLEUS; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRIA TERMINALIS; SUPRACHIASMATIC NUCLEUS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ADULT; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0034715315     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-9861(20000925)425:3<422::AID-CNE7>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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