Rapid and reversible inhibition of brain aromatase activity

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 63-73

  Balthazart, Jacques ^a   Baillien, M ^a   Ball, G F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Glutamate receptor; Non genomic action of oestrogen; Oestrogen synthase; Rapid oestrogen action; Testosterone aromatization

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANDROGEN; AROMATASE; CALCIUM ION; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; LIGAND; MAGNESIUM ION; NEUROPEPTIDE; POTASSIUM ION; SEX HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE METABOLISM; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVOUS TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; AROMATASE INHIBITORS; CALCIUM; CATIONS, DIVALENT; CELLS, CULTURED; COTURNIX; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESTROGENS; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; POTASSIUM; PREOPTIC AREA; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; RECEPTORS, GLUTAMATE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0035172985     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2001.00598.x     Document Type: Article

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