GABA mediates steroid-induced astrocyte differentiation in the neonatal rat Hypothalamus

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 45-55

  Mong, J A ^a,b   Nunez J L ^a   McCarthy, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arcuate nucleus; Brain sexual differentiation; GFAP; Gonadal steroids; Neuronal glial interaction

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR; ANTISENSE OLIGODEOXYNUCLEOTIDE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; MUSCIMOL; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID METABOLISM; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RELEASE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ASTROCYTES; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; GABA AGONISTS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MUSCIMOL; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES, ANTISENSE; RATS; RECEPTORS, GABA-A; RNA, MESSENGER; STEROIDS;

EID: 0036150353     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2002.00737.x     Document Type: Article

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