Phosphorylation processes mediate rapid changes of brain aromatase activity

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 79, Issue 1-5, 2001, Pages 261-277

  Balthazart, Jacques ^a   Baillien, Michelle ^a   Ball, Gregory F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen synthase; Glutamate receptors; Intracellular calcium; Preoptic area; Protein phosphorylation; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMINO 3 HYDROXY 5 METHYL 4 ISOXAZOLEPROPIONIC ACID; AROMATASE; BRAIN ENZYME; CALCIUM ION; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL RECEPTOR; GONADORELIN; KAINIC ACID; LIGAND; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE INHIBITOR; POTASSIUM ION; TESTOSTERONE; THAPSIGARGIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CATALYSIS; CELL POPULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; HORMONE ACTION; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; PRESYNAPTIC NERVE; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; QUAIL; RADIOENZYMATIC ASSAY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; BRAIN; CATIONS, DIVALENT; COTURNIX; ESTROGENS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHORYLATION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TESTOSTERONE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 0035710923     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-0760(01)00143-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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