Two distinct populations of neurons expressing nitric oxide synthase mRNA in the female rat preoptic area: Site specific changes induced by sex steroids

Journal of Nippon Medical School

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 328-334

  Ishihara, Tamaki ^a   Araki, Tsutomu ^a   Sakuma, Yasuo ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

In situ hybridization; Juvenile rat; Nitric oxide synthase; Organum vasculosum of the lamina terminalis; Preoptic area

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIGENIN; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; GONADECTOMY; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PREOPTIC AREA; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0034864406     PISSN: 13454676     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1272/jnms.68.328     Document Type: Article

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