Estrogen synthetase (aromatase) immunohistochemistry reveals concordance between avian and rodent limbic systems and hypothalami

Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 226, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 717-725

  Naftolin, Frederick ^a,c   Horvath, Tamas L ^a   Balthazart, Jacques ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BIRD; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; EVOLUTION; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIMBIC SYSTEM; MAMMAL; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; SHORT SURVEY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034876018     PISSN: 00379727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153537020222600802     Document Type: Short Survey

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