Noradrenergic projections from the A1 field to the preoptic area in the brain of the ewe and Fos responses to oestrogen in the A1 cells

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 129-138

  Rawson, J A ^a   Scott, C J ^a   Pereira, A ^b   Jakubowska, A ^a   Clarke, Iain J ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HUDSON INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endocrinology; Female; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Neural tracing; Reproduction; Sheep

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; ESTROGEN; FLUOROGOLD; GONADORELIN; OIL; PROTEIN FOS;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN STEM; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL COUNT; CELL LABELING; CELL POPULATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC NERVE; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; BRAIN STEM; DOPAMINE BETA-HYDROXYLASE; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; NEURONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; OVARIECTOMY; PREOPTIC AREA; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; STILBAMIDINES; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0035177430     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2001.00588.x     Document Type: Article

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