Sex differences in the regulation of tyrosine hydroxylase gene transcription by estrogen in the locus coeruleus of TH9-LacZ transgenic mice

Brain research. Molecular brain research

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 220-226

  Thanky, Niren R ^a   Son, Jin H ^b   Herbison, Allan E ^a  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 BROMO 4 CHLORO 3 INDOLYL BETA GALACTOSIDE; 5-BROMO-4-CHLORO-3-INDOLYL BETA-GALACTOSIDE; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; ESTROGEN; GALACTOSIDE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; NORADRENALIN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BODY WEIGHT; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; LOCUS CERULEUS; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; BODY WEIGHT; ESTROGENS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GALACTOSIDES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; INDOLES; LOCUS COERULEUS; MALE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEURONS; NOREPINEPHRINE; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSGENES; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 0037103847     PISSN: 0169328X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-328X(02)00383-2     Document Type: Article

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